The Swiss Federal Railway (SFR) service recently accused Apple of using the SFR’s iconic clock on its iOS 6 iPad and iPhone. SFR had both trademarked and copyrighted the clock. Before a lawsuit could be filed, Apple agreed to pay 21 million U.S. dollars to SFR to settle any claims and obtain the licensing rights to continue usage of the clock’s image.

Apple pays 21 million to avoid clock design infringement action