Bah. For both form and function I direct your attention to the HTC Mogul PPC-6800:
http://www.cnet.com/products/htc-mogul-ppc-6800-sprint/
Reviewed in 2007, it predates the Apple patent by more than 5 years:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D672769.html
And that's just prior art based on devices that I've owned and can find info on. The rounded corners, the full sized screen. The only change was in the single button on the front, and the removal of the slide away keyboard.