Cisco Sues Over iPhone
Jan 10

Cisco Sues Over iPhone

Cisco sues Apple over iPhone trademark: I think Cisco has a pretty strong claim here.

The iPhone name was first trademarked in 1996 by InfoGear, a maker of Internet appliances. Cisco acquired InfoGear, and the trademark, in 2000.

Cisco sells iPhones designed to place calls over an Internet connection, not a cellphone network, so they do not compete directly with Apple’s iPhone. Cisco launched new iPhones in December.

Apple can’t say they didn’t know.

Apple has made inquiries about the iPhone name for several years, says Cisco general counsel Mark Chandler. Talks picked up in recent weeks and seemed to be going well, Chandler said Wednesday. But Apple stopped communicating with Cisco at about 9 p.m. PT Monday, he said.

by Deane   January 10, 2007 11:19 PM   |
  tags: 
iPhone, Cisco

Comments

by Dave,   January 10, 2007 11:38 PM  

But Apple stopped communicating with Cisco at about 9 p.m. PT Monday, he said.

The last words from Apple on the subject; "All your i's are belong to us."

by Charles,   January 11, 2007 5:12 AM  

Call it the iMob, problem solved.

Now who do I invoice?

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