If you have noticed carefully, all Apple retail stores are exactly similar in design. The layout, color of the desks, typical large glass doors and the wooden shelves near the wall, are always the same. And we all know this seemed to have worked for Apple…almost every time. Even if you see a whole bunch of electronics stores at the mall, you always tend to visit the Apple store…no matter what. And because of this reason, Apple has decided to copyright its own store design.

So if had something similar in your mind for your own store, our advice…don’t try it. Steve Jobs is always watching!

[source: tmportal.uspto.gov via  slashgear.com]