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Cisco Systems filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Apple, claiming rights to the iPhone brand.
Cisco, Claiming Ownership of 'iPhone,' Sues Apple
Seeded on Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:44 AM EST
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The lawsuit describes a "surreptitious" Apple attempt to obtain the rights to the iPhone name. In September 2006, a corporation calling itself Ocean Telecom Services filed an application for the trademark based on an earlier filing in Trinidad and Tobago. That same month, Apple separately filed an application to use the trademark in Australia.
In the lawsuit, Cisco states that it believes that Ocean Telecom Services is a front corporation for Apple. Ms. Cotton declined to comment on whether Apple is related to the company.
Ouch, sounds like a real cloak and dagger game here. Shocking that Apple is taking such a risk at this point. If this doesn't get settled by June, expect the iPhone to become the "Apple Phone".
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#1 - Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:44 AM ESTI think it might be time to get rid of the whole "i" whatever anyway. It's been done, time to move on.
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Yeah, that lawsuit came very quickly. I'm not at all surprised, to be honest. And this could get very interesting between now and June...
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