Ethics Case Apple, Inc. released its first$-$generation iPhone in $2007.$ The iPhone is a smartphone, a cellphone with a broad range of functions based on advanced computing capability, large storage capacity, and internet connectivity. Apple obviously secured utility patents on the functionality of its smartphones. Apple also secured the following design patents for the iPhone: $(1)$ D$618,677$ patent, covering a black rectangular front face with rounded corners; $(2)$ D$593,087$ patent, covering a rectangular front face with rounded corners and a raised rim; and $(3)$ D$604,305$ patent, covering a grid of colorful icons on a black screen. After Apple released its iPhone, Samsung Electric Co$.,$ Ltd$.($Samsung$)$ manufactured and sold a series of smartphones that resembled the iPhone in design. Apple sued Samsung, alleging that various Samsung smartphones infringed on Apple$$s design patents. Did Samsung infringe on Apple$$s design patents? Did Samsung act ethically in this case? Samsung Electronics Co$.,$ Ltd$.$ v$.$ Apple, Inc., $137$ S$.$Ct$.429,2016$ U$.$S$.$ Lexis $7419($Supreme Court of the United States, $2016)$

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