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1 edit | What about the Linksys iPhone The logo on the Linksys website shows iPhone to be a registered trademark (assuming of Linksys). I'm wondering how Apple can call their device iPhone also.
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3 edits | Apple received approval from Linksys (Cisco) at the last second (this week) I believe....
Eh whoops! Guess not:
»www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/1···LO0.html
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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.
Cisco has owned the trademark on the name "iPhone" since 2000, when it acquired InfoGear Technology Corp., which originally registered the name.
Pretty big oversight...forgetting to lock down the agreement allowing you usage of a brand-name before working your fanboys into a lather with one of the biggest tech announcements of the year. |
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That is correct. Linksys now part of Cisco hold the Tradmark. |
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said by Karl Bode:Apple received approval from Linksys (Cisco) at the last second (this week) I believe.... Cisco filed a lawsuit in court over patent infringement by Apple on the use of Iphone, so no agreement exists. Article forthcoming on wsj.com! |
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The lack of any mention of VoIP in the announcement and the Linksys/Cisco dispute are the most interesting parts of this story. Who will connect the dots first? |
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said by Karl Bode:Apple received approval from Linksys (Cisco) at the last second (this week) I believe.... Eh whoops! Guess not: » www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/1···LO0.html quote:
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.
Cisco has owned the trademark on the name "iPhone" since 2000, when it acquired InfoGear Technology Corp., which originally registered the name.
Pretty big oversight...forgetting to lock down the agreement allowing you usage of a brand-name before working your fanboys into a lather with one of the biggest tech announcements of the year. not an oversight on Apple's part, but a calculated gamble. you're getting warmer. look at my previous post.
can you guess the sticking point in the negotiations? can you guess what Linksys/Cisco proposed as settlement and what Apple *cough, Cingular* rejected? can you guess Apple's defense to the lawsuit? |
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| Eh, there's a mountain of possibilities involving VoIP restrictions and AT&T anti-competitive pressure, but you'll have to be specific if you know something specific. |
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ColorBASIC8-bit FunPremium
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said by Karl Bode:Apple received approval from Linksys (Cisco) at the last second (this week) I believe.... Eh whoops! Guess not: » www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/1···LO0.html quote:
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.
Cisco has owned the trademark on the name "iPhone" since 2000, when it acquired InfoGear Technology Corp., which originally registered the name.
Pretty big oversight...forgetting to lock down the agreement allowing you usage of a brand-name before working your fanboys into a lather with one of the biggest tech announcements of the year. Next big developing DSLR news item I suppose. |
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said by Karl Bode:Apple received approval from Linksys (Cisco) at the last second (this week) I believe.... Eh whoops! Guess not: » www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/1···LO0.html quote:
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.
Cisco has owned the trademark on the name "iPhone" since 2000, when it acquired InfoGear Technology Corp., which originally registered the name.
Pretty big oversight...forgetting to lock down the agreement allowing you usage of a brand-name before working your fanboys into a lather with one of the biggest tech announcements of the year. Meow Kitty! Retract the claws there... I can't even find any fanboys in our own Mac forum that are revved into even a gentle froth.
I'm going to go out on a limb and make a prediction. Cisco will lose.
Go to Google and type "iphone telephone -apple" and click on every link that doesn't mention the Apple iPhone. There's a ton of them. That means Cisco has done diddly to protect their trademark, which really will weaken their case. In just five minutes I found at least a dozen other "iPhone" products on sale now. |
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said by UofMiamiGrad:said by Karl Bode:Apple received approval from Linksys (Cisco) at the last second (this week) I believe.... Cisco filed a lawsuit in court over patent infringement by Apple on the use of Iphone, so no agreement exists. Article forthcoming on wsj.com! ummm.. it'd be 'trademark' infringement, not patent infringement. |
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It's quite possible that Cisco sent cease and desist letters to the trademark infringers, and we don't know about it.
What Cisco/Linksys said on lawsuit: "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,"
Apple's response on CNBC (paraphrasing): Their trademark is for IPhone as in IP(internet protocol)hone and they sell a VoIP phone. However, our product is a cell phone and is called "i"Phone to be similar to our "i"Pod. |
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