Cisco files infringement suit against Apple over iPhone

Alex · 01-11-2007, 08:34 AM

From Cisco's press release (http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2007/corp_011007.html):

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SAN JOSE, Calif., January 10, 2007 - Cisco® 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 iPhone® 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.

rcizme · 01-12-2007, 07:35 AM

As the was only negotiations and never an agreement between Cisco and Apple, it must have been almost pure arrogance of Apple to think they (a company that hordes all products and images locked away from everyone except themselves) could brazenly steal another companies trademark. I've had it. I gave my iPod away and bought a Creative Labs mp3 player. I used to think Apple was just eccentric but now I know they're just asses.

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01-12-2007, 07:35 AM	#2
rcizme Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1	As the was only negotiations and never an agreement between Cisco and Apple, it must have been almost pure arrogance of Apple to think they (a company that hordes all products and images locked away from everyone except themselves) could brazenly steal another companies trademark. I've had it. I gave my iPod away and bought a Creative Labs mp3 player. I used to think Apple was just eccentric but now I know they're just asses.

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