The culprit behind Apple's battery case design could have a name: Mophie

Apple has always been a company that has taken care of the design of its products. That is the reason why our eyes have bled recently when we saw some designs made by those in Cupertino, such as the iPhone 5c case two years ago, the port to charge the Magic Mouse 2 that is at the bottom or, from what this article is about, the case with included battery that Apple put on sale yesterday. In the case of the case, there seems to be a reason: Apple has tried not to infringe any patent of Mophie.

Mophie, of whose cases you have one heading this article, is a company that manufactures cases for iPhone / iPod, iPad and Apple Watch (among others) that also have an extra battery to extend the autonomy of our devices. Apparently Mophie has a series of patents They left very little room for Apple to design their own battery case and have created the only thing they could legally manufacture, which is the now famous battery that has received so much criticism.

Mophie's patents protect their two-piece design battery cases and also cover some possible variations. As Nilay Patel of The Verge points out, practically «all of Mophie's famous covers have all their ornamental elements patented, including the latest and newest which includes a removable back«.

I do not think that this explanation is going to make us stop criticizing this case, since users do not care about the reasons, if not the results, and more taking into account the price for which it is sold. Some say that Apple has wanted to make it clear that inside the case there is a thin device, but that is something that only the designers of the Jony Ive team will know.