Comments on: “iPhone” Troubles: Cisco is Suing

By: john

john — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:34:07 +0000

I think they will work things out. I mean the VOIP option on the phone is a fantastic tool. http://nationwide-dsl.com

By: Cisco sues Apple over iPhone trademark

Cisco sues Apple over iPhone trademark — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:53:47 +0000

[...] Update: Here is the text of Cisco’s press release on the suit. Tip o’ the hat to The Apple Blog. [...]

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apple » Blog Archive » Cisco sues Apple over iPhone trademark — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:49:14 +0000

[...] Update: Here is the text of Cisco’s press release on the suit. Tip o’ the hat to The Apple Blog. [...]

By: vic

vic — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:39:36 +0000

Apparently things have been worked out between the Cisco and Apple. They're going to just work on getting their products more compatible with each other. I wonder if the lawsuit was even a real one to begin with. It's not like Cisco was even suing for money. Guess this is what they wanted initially. Check out my blog for a preview of the iPhone features

By: Steve Cannon

Steve Cannon — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:26:14 +0000

Some of you guys are unbelievable!! Apple is Litigation-Larry when it comes to anyone even coming close to their “Names” and such. There are numerous cases where Apple made people give up their domain names and close sites down and most recently they have been attacking bloggers who talk about the PocketPC mod to make Windows Mobile 5 look like iPhone BUT when someone comes after them to give them a taste of their own medicine, you Steve Jobs lemmings make comments like “It is a shame” and “I can’t believe that Cisco is being so juvenile about the whole thing”. I like Apple and Steve Jobs is cool but hypocrisy Sucks!!

By: Steve Chaarnovitz

Steve Chaarnovitz — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:25:30 +0000

Why not call it the WebPod or the PodPhone.

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:09:51 +0000

Also, from what I understand, there could be an issue of Abandonment. The fact that Cisco did not have a product for a period of years after the trademark was issued. Not being a lawyer, I have no clue as to the merit but it has been discussed on a number of lawyer blogs. Should be interesting. Hell, who knows, maybe could be ‘creative’ly bought off for 100 million?

By: JC

JC — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:09:46 +0000

Should have named it the pPod, or even better, the iQphone including qode®…www.qode.com

By: vanni

vanni — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:46:08 +0000

and this is very interesting:The application to bag the word “IPHONE” was lodged by Apple Computer Inc on October 17, 2002 – a year after the first iPod rolled off its Chinese production line.” Did Cisco buy infogear infogear in 2002?

By: vanni

vanni — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:26:58 +0000

followup! iphone.org > apple. iphone.net > ???
i think this is going to be interesting. Cisco may not have what they think they have.

By: vanni

vanni — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:18:57 +0000

then who are these guys and why are they not in hot pickled water:
http://iphone.com/

By: The Stig

The Stig — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:13:30 +0000

iSore

By: Yasser Dahab

Yasser Dahab — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:22:53 +0000

Man, Nick, you beat me to the punch on this one.

I can’t believe that Cisco is being so juvenile about the whole thing. I realize that you have to protect your trademark, but come on! If the two companies really were discussing licensing, then why bother wasting so much money on legal fees over a trademark on a product that no one was buying anyway.

Of course, Apple kind of dug them selves into this one too. After the success of the iPod, iMac, iLife, and i…everything, it’s no surprise that other companies are picking up the prefix in an effort to make products sound sexier.

By: Lordmike

Lordmike — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:31:42 +0000

Or “Pocket MAC” :p Hehe sorry, just had to!

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:23:40 +0000

I think the best name for the phone should be, “iMobile” if they cant get “iPhone”. =)

By: ResourceShelf » Briefs #2: Say Hello to the iPhone from Apple; Yahoo Chief Data Officer Named ACM Fellow; New Search Engine Aimed a Boomers

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:10:25 +0000

[...] UPDATE 1/10: Cisco Files Trademark Infringement Suit Against Apple over the Name iPhone (via The Apple Blog See Also: Cisco News Release See Also: Cisco News Release (1/9/07) See Also: Full Text of Complaint Filed in United States District Court for the Northern District of California See Also: Trademark Registration (#2293011) See Also: Trademark Assignment Abstract of Title [...]