The ruling in the Apple v. Samsung case came down a few weeks ago, and yet fascinating bits continue to leak out. Apparently, the Woz has very strong feelings about the case, Samsung was prepared to go extra-terrestrial to win over the jury, and Cupertino lawyers continue to leave no stone unturned in a global courtroom assault on seemingly anything that threatens the Apple brand -- no matter how trivial.
What, you thought things were going to quiet down?
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, in an interview with Bloomberg in which he stated his hopes for a better camera on the iPhone 5, also had some choice words regarding Apple's recent courtroom victory against Samsung.
You mad bro?
"I hate it,” Wozniak said in no uncertain terms.
Wozniak, who is excited about the latest iPhone but also touts Android devices like his Galaxy S III and Motorola Razr, certainly didn't stop there.
"I don’t think the decision of California will hold," he went on. Woz then took a little jab at the Apple design team, describing the lawsuit as something focused on "very small things I don’t really call that innovative."
Finally, in a display of irony that can only come from Woz, he stated, "I wish everybody would just agree to exchange all the patents and everybody can build the best forms they want to use everybody’s technologies," despite the fact that he himself maintains several technology based patents.
Another person who hates the ruling is the entire company of Samsung. We documented how, deep down, the Samsung legal team knew they were going to lose this one. But we are just now finding out the lengths they were willing to go to try and sway the jury at the last minute.
FOSS Patents reports today on some files that Judge Koh excluded from the trial, documents that Samsung is now refiling with the appeals courts. One of them was a slide attempting illustrate just how much Apple was seeking in the lawsuit ($2.75 billion).
The slide compares the damage request to the cost to build several California landmarks, including the Transamerica Pyramid, AT&T Park, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Then, to hammer home the point, the chart launches ahead and points out that for that amount of money, Apple could buy a Mars Rover project.
The camera on the iPhone 5 is probably better.
As space exploration becomes privatized, perhaps the idea of an iRover exploring the Red Planet is not so far fetched. Go ahead and write that check, Samsung, and we'll see what happens.
Now that the big trial with Samsung is in the post-ruling stage, Apple can aim the Cupertino legal eagles at more pressing issues: Polish grocery stores.
According to Reuters, Apple has demanded that the Polish Patent Office cancel the trademark of A.PL Internet SA, an online deli site that delivers produce to its customers homes.
Apple is concerned that in using the trademark, which is a logo A.pl is not even using anymore, the Polish grocer is trying to deliberately confuse customers by using Apple's established likeness and reputation.
What aisle do you keep those new Lightning adapters in, anyway?
Imagine a consumers confusion when, while loading up their shopping cart at A.pl with cheese and fruit, they are unable to pre-order the iPhone 5 or download Mountain Lion.
We can't wait to hear with Steve Wozniak, who is believed to be at least partially of Polish descent, has to say about this one.
Adrian writes the weekly Law & Apple column and the occasional feature story for MacLife.com. Follow him on Twitter, or subscribe to him on Facebook.
