The Swiss Federal Railways and Apple have settled their dispute over the computer giant’s unauthorised use of the iconic Swiss railway clock in iPad and iPhone devices which it released in September.
“The parties have agreed that the amount of the licensing fee and any further details on the licencing arrangement will remain confidential,” said railway spokeswoman Lea Meyer in a statement published on the company’s website on Friday.
The railway clock was created in 1944 by Swiss electrical engineer and designer Hans Hilfiker. The red second hand is in the shape of the disc which controllers previously used to signal to train drivers that they could leave.
Last month the Federal Railways said Apple’s use of the clock showed it “truly was a design classic”.
“As a symbol of innovation and reliability it is even today which the Federal Railways an important piece of the identity of the railways and of Switzerland,” the company says on its website. The Federal Railways owns the trademark and copyrights.
The image is widely licensed. Swiss watchmaker Mondaine sells replicas in the form of wall clocks, desk models and wristwatches.