“Initially I thought there was just some similarity” Mr Mcdowell, President of Western TrashCans LLC told SVChronicle. “When I saw it in the theatres, my doubts were confirmed – it is basically our trash can – our bread and butter, what we have been selling for over two decades now” he said. Western TrashCans LLC is suing Apple for upto a 100 million dollars for copying its design.

“Trash Can, My ***” Phil Schiller, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing reacted to the news.