Yes the iMac design is patented and Apple has exclusive rights to it. This alone is enough to insure that they win the case. However, there is such a thing called plagiarism which also applies to intellectual property, which should also win them the case even if their product wasn't trademarked or patented.
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Yes the iMac design is patented and Apple has exclusive rights to it. This alone is enough to insure that they win the case. However, there is such a thing called plagiarism which also applies to intellectual property, which should also win them the case even if their product wasn't trademarked or patented.