During the presentation of the new Apple Watch Series 1 and Series 2 models, the guys from Cupertino also presented the Apple Watch Nike Edition, which is really an Apple Watch Series 2 but with an exclusive dial and strap. As expected, the Apple Watch Nike Edition strap began to be available from China on a large number of websitess, forcing Apple to launch it independently so that users of other Apple Watch models could get hold of it without having to resort to the counterfeit market or buy the Apple Watch Nike Edition. Apparently Apple has registered two straps very similar to those of the Nike model of the Apple Watch with the Hong Kong patent offices.
As we can see in the images that have been leaked, the straps offer us practically the same design, but if we look closely, we can see how these models offer a greater number of holes, probably for more adequate ventilation among users of this model. But to what saint does Apple register these new straps with the Hong Kong patent office?
You may want to cut down on counterfeits coming from there, although I seriously doubt it. Most likely Apple wanted to protect itself from possible lawsuits from other companies claiming that they created such straps long before Apple officially introduced them.
It would not be the first time that Apple has faced such a problem in China. It should be remembered that the boys of Cupertino They already had problems with a company that claimed that Apple had copied the idea of the iPhone, a lawsuit that Apple finally won thanks to the patents it had previously registered both in the country and abroad.