system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How is it that Apple can market their new iPad Pro without any sort of copyright/trademark/patent infringement given that it appears nearly identical to the Microsoft Surface?
gpt
They aren't violating any of Microsoft's trademarks- that only covers names and logos.

They aren't violating any of Microsoft's copyrights- that covers things like source code or documentation and Apple isn't using any of that from Microsoft.

They are using things that Microsoft has patented, but Microsoft and Apple have a patent licensing agreement in place so Apple is allowed to do things that Microsoft has patented.