Well we all thought this had been settled but it appears not? -
From the BBC
Cisco Systems is suing Apple Computer for trademark infringement in a US federal court, for using the iPhone name. …
Apple responded by saying the lawsuit was “silly” and that Cisco’s trademark registration was “tenuous at best”.
“We think Cisco’s trademark lawsuit is silly,” Apple spokesman Alan Hely said. “There are already several companies using the name iPhone for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) products.”
I have an inkling as to who will win this one, but as great as the Apple phone is, part of me doesn’t like the way they seem to railroad people, throwing money and lawyers at things to make them disappear or get what they want. But then if they have the money why not?
I guess we see Cisco as the underdogs and that would help them gain support, which always makes for a good fight, but looking at the details Cisco do seem to have a strong case. It has owned? the? registered name? since 2000 when it bought Infogear Technology who had the name previously for several years.
I’d like to see Apple wriggle their way out of this one.
