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Old 12th January 2007, 14:05     #66
ZengE
 
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Originally Posted by Rocket
Something else interesting.

In that herald article posted above



and from wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod


Can't really see cisco holding this name in spite of apple. But who really knows eh.
iPhone != iPod

CISCO purchased a company years ago that was, back then, selling a product under the iPhone trademark. The product in question is no longer sold but the rights to the name are still held by CISCO hence their claim to the name iPhone.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., January 10, 2007 - CiscoŽ today announced that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Apple, Inc., seeking to prevent Apple from infringing upon and deliberately copying and using Cisco's registered iPhone trademark.

Cisco obtained the iPhone trademark in 2000 after completing the acquisition of Infogear, which previously owned the mark and sold iPhone products for several years. Infogear's original filing for the trademark dates to March 20, 1996. Linksys, a division of Cisco, has been shipping a new family of iPhone products since early last year. On Dec. 18, Linksys expanded the iPhoneŽ family with additional products.

"Cisco entered into negotiations with Apple in good faith after Apple repeatedly asked permission to use Cisco's iPhone name," said Mark Chandler, senior vice president and general counsel, Cisco. "There is no doubt that Apple's new phone is very exciting, but they should not be using our trademark without our permission.

"Today's iPhone is not tomorrow's iPhone. The potential for convergence of the home phone, cell phone, work phone and PC is limitless, which is why it is so important for us to protect our brand," Chandler concluded.

With its lawsuit, Cisco is seeking injunctive relief to prevent Apple from copying Cisco's iPhone trademark. For more information on the Cisco iPhone product line, please visit www.linksys.com/iphone.
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Last edited by ZengE : 12th January 2007 at 14:07. Reason: Found and added CISCO reference
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