BREAKING: Cisco to Sue Apple over iPhone Trademark
Just yesterday, Cisco representatives were quoted as saying that they were in negotiations to license the iPhone trademark to Apple, so apparently, those negotiations broke down.
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday it is suing Apple Inc. in federal court over Apple’s use of Cisco’s registered iPhone trademark for its new handheld device.More here.
Cisco has owned the trademark on the name “iPhone” since 2000, when it acquired InfoGear Technology Corp., which originally registered the name.
And three weeks ago, Cisco’s Linksys division put the trademark to use, releasing an Internet-enabled phone called “iPhone” that uses the increasingly popular Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP.
posted by Fergie @ 1/10/2007 03:23:00 PM
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