Cisco, Apple Still Wrestling Over iPhone Trademark

[Anusha]

The Cisco versus Apple trademark dispute still hasn't been resolved: Cisco is granting Apple's request for more time to reply to the lawsuit filed by the networking giant. "Cisco has agreed to give Apple an extension until Wednesday, Feb. 21. Cisco is fully committed to using the extra time to reach a mutually beneficial resolution," the company stated in a media release. Cisco spokesman John Noh said the company wasn't seeking money, but wants to negotiate an interoperability agreement with Apple.

On January 10, Cisco announced it had filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Apple from infringing upon and deliberately copying and using Cisco's registered iPhone trademark. Cisco said it obtained the iPhone trademark in 2000 after completing the acquisition of Infogear which previously owned the mark and sold iPhone products for several years. The original Infogear filing for the iPhone trademark dates to March 20, 1996. Linksys, a division of Cisco, has been shipping a new family of iPhone products since early last year and on December 18, Linksys expanded the iPhone family with additional products. Apple's iPhone is not slated to be available until June.

News source: InternetNews (http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3660371)

[Anusha]

Come on people. Get over it. We need the iPhone in the market, asap!!!

[Anusha]

Apple's iPhone may soon be called something else

Cisco Systems Inc. this week announced that its negotiations with Apple Inc. over the "iPhone" trademark will be extended to February 21st. The companies have actually discussed the iPhone name for the past several years but came to no conclusions. In January, Cisco filed a lawsuit against Apple after Apple announced its mobile phone using the "iPhone" name. Cisco has agreed to give Apple an extension until Wednesday, February 21, 2007. According to Cisco:

Apple has asked Cisco for another extension on the deadline for Apple to respond to our lawsuit. Cisco has agreed to give Apple an extension until Wednesday, Feb. 21. Cisco is fully committed to using the extra time to reach a mutually beneficial resolution.

Legally, Cisco is the rightful owner of the "iPhone" trademark, which it has owned since 2000. Prior to Cisco, the trademark was owned by a company called Infogear, which Cisco later purchased. Interestingly, Infogear had sold products using the "iPhone" trademark for several years before being acquired by Cisco.

Late last year, Cisco's consumer division Linksys announced a line of VoIP phones based on the "iPhone" trademark. The phones were Wi-Fi phones with a built-in Skype interface. Apple later argued that its own iPhone was a true mobile phone and the first one in the world to use the "iPhone" trademark. When Cisco filed for the lawsuit, Apple called Cisco's actions "silly."

[lasanka]

when is this thing gonna come... my bro wants to get it heheeh

[Anusha]

when is this thing gonna come... my bro wants to get it heheeh
June or July

[lasanka]

it i think hes comin in may...
but the phone luks awesome ryt...

[Anusha]

it i think hes comin in may...
but the phone luks awesome ryt...
it i think hes comin in may...
No I mean the phone will be released to the USA market in June or July.
but the phone luks awesome ryt...
Indeed. :yes: