O No, Lenovo doesn’t like Framework’s circular power button
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#62P2C)
The offending power button on one of Framework's designs. | Image: Framework Framework, the startup that produces modular laptops that are designed to be repairable and upgradable, says it's in a spot of legal trouble over the design of one of its power buttons. In a tweet, the startup claims to have been contacted by Lenovo's legal team, who say the circular design of the power button on one of Framework's designs is too similar to the stylized O" Lenovo uses in the wordmark for its Legion" brand of gaming laptops.
Consumers could believe that Framework's Broken O Case or the motherboards they cover are produced by, sponsored, endorsed, licensed, or otherwise affiliated with Lenovo, when that is not the case," a screenshot of the legal letter from Lenovo posted by Framework reads.
The offending power...