Apple has an internal wine and cheese event from time-to-time for staff dedicated exclusively to design patents. I was also surprised that was a big thing init

Apple has an internal wine and cheese event from time-to-time for staff dedicated exclusively to design patents. I was also surprised that was a big thing initially, especially when you know where a lot of designs were inspired from. :) https://www.fastcompany.com/3016910/apples-inspiration-for-the-ipod-bang-olufsen-not-dieter-rams https://www.fastcompany.com/3016910/apples-inspiration-for-t... https://www.cnet.com/news/time-is-money-apple-pays-21m-for-clock-design-says-report/ https://www.cnet.com/news/time-is-money-apple-pays-21m-for-c...