Cisco Suing Apple For iPhone Trademark Infringement

[photomaniac]

It almost sounds like Apple was strung along by Cisco. One day they're saying "we're very close to a deal", and the next day (the day right after the release) Cisco is saying "we changed our minds, you can't have it anymore."

Was this possibly a publicity stunt by cisco to get free advertising for their iPhone (because no doubt, this story will be all over the news).

I was kinda thinking the same thing

 

[0007776]

Cisco is NASTY for taking a name they for sure KNEW apple would use, just to make a buck, and scandel. why now cPHone? Apple should just trademark "i Insert Capital letter"

As has already been said here Cisco got the name in 2000, and it was registered in 1996 well before the iMac or iPod. Their timing of releasing their iPhone is suspicious since they didn't use it until they were pretty sure that Apple was going to want to use it.
I don't think that using i before a capital letter is able to be trademarked anyway.

 

[Rhema]

New iPhone Name

OK, so..i guess it'll be a lot to make apple change the name but seriously


It needs to not be called the iPhone...steve jobs said it himself, its only 1/3rd a phone, it needs a name that reflects that how about..


iMobile

Since the whole concept is a computer in your pocket, why not? its "You Mobile" get it? iMobile

I think it'd be a great name..anyone know how I could email steve jobs the suggestion?

 

[kresh]

Where to put the Dead Bodies?

First they didn't get the patent application in fast enough for the iPod UI, then they didn't secure the iPhone name from Cisco prior to the Keynote. I wonder if Steve was under the impression that it was settled.

hehe, the biggest question is where is Steve going to put the dead bodies at Apple Inc. I would be willing to bet he went APE ***** and the heads have rolled!

But much, much more likely: I really think that after watching the keynote again that iPhone is just a code word.

He plainly said "We are calling it the iPhone" (Just like they did for iTV). I bet dollars to doughnuts that they never intended to sell it under the iPhone name. Just use all the rumor-mongering and press that has gone on over the past year to point to the phone by calling it the iPhone. Then when they sell it, sell it as the Apple Phone.

 

[mcdermd]

Has anyone noticed that Apple's web pages specifically call this the "iPhone" ?

Can you trademark a symbol as part of a name? Like Prince did?

 

[0007776]

Has anyone noticed that all of Apple's web pages specifically call this the "?iPhone" ?

Can you trademark a symbol as part of a name? Like Prince did?

I noticed that I think that it may be what they will change the name to, or is that too close? I don't know a lot about law.

 

[1984]

Just call it phone and be done with it.

 

[balamw]

It's a shame our fellow Mac enthusiast DNA is no longer with us. The perfect name for the device would be ih2g2. Sell it with a towel and a "Don't Panic" wallpaper.

B

 

[Ha ze]

Just call it ?phone and be done with it.

how do you type the Apple symbol??

 

[kironin]

iPhown

iFown

iPhune

iPhun


Phhhhhhhhhhhu--c Cisco !



Boycott Cisco!

 

[MrCrowbar]

He plainly said "We are calling it the iPhone" (Just like they did for iTV). I bet dollars to doughnuts that they never intended to sell it under the iPhone name. Just use all the rumor-mongering and press that has gone on over the past year to point to the phone by calling it the iPhone. Then when they sell it, sell it as the Apple Phone.

Well observed. He didn't say it's the codename for now, but he did not say it will sell as iPhone either. This lawsuit is making great press for Apple, lots of media coverage, everybody will know the iPhone by the time it's released. Add a nice TV ad at launch to let people know it's called phone, done.

 

[bigraz]

Hey Whatever ....

Maybe we should have a naming contest.

How about calling it the Newton.
Or Accident, as in what it will cause when used in a car.

I hope my posts don't appear back to back, I feel like such a loser when that happens.

What happened to the no iPhone and a new form factor iMac?

I was looking forward to that. This isn't too shabby though.

 

[AppleIntelRock]

iPhown

iFown

iPhune

iPhun


Phhhhhhhhhhhu--c Cisco !



Boycott Cisco!

Um, why?
Cisco has had the rights to this name since 2000 (since the mid-90s really) and Steve goes a releases a product under this name without getting a complete OK from cisco first. Sounds a little narcissistic to me.I'd sue him if I were cisco.

 

[MrCrowbar]

how do you type the Apple symbol??

It's different depending on your keyboard. Open System Prefs, International, Input Menu and enable the keyboard viewer (3rd checkbox on top). A flag of your country should appear in the menu bar. Click on it, select "show keyboard viewer". Hold Apple and Shift and you should see the Apple logo on the virtual keyboard. Luicida Grande (default font) has the apple logo in it, i used Luicida Sans Unicode in the forum.

 

[balamw]

Well observed. He didn't say it's the codename for now, but he did not say it will sell as iPhone either.

It is also true that they are not technically offering it for sale until they get the FCC license, so Cisco may not have much of a leg to stand on.

B

 

[Ha ze]

Well observed. He didn't say it's the codename for now, but he did not say it will sell as iPhone either. This lawsuit is making great press for Apple, lots of media coverage, everybody will know the iPhone by the time it's released. Add a nice TV ad at launch to let people know it's called ?phone, done.

look, MrCrowbar, you did, the Apple trick... how?

i like it was the iPhone rumors... now the iPhone RENAME rumors, just kinda funny

but i really want to know the Apple sign trick


EDIT:: thank you 

 

[SeaFox]

What would be the legal implications, say if Cisco had the trademark and no product, then developed the product solely after Apple came to them?

Actually, I heard something like that is exactly what happened. Cisco rebranded an existing product because they feared their iPhone trademark would be invalidated since they weren't doing anything with it.

 

[phungy]



An apple a day keeps the dentist away...make that a dozen.

 

[SeaFox]

Who cares what it's called? I'm sick of i. What's wrong with Apple Phone? People will even know who the maker is then. It's not like it's an internet device anyway.

Yeah, it's not like being able to surf the web and send email on it is enough to qualify.

 

[SeaFox]

iWiz
Its more than a phone its a Wiz at everything it does.

I hate to be crude, well not really, but that sounds like something you do in a bathroom.

But what about the people who go Wii?

 

[balamw]

But what about the people who go Wii?

Not to mention the ton of folks have been trying to unsuccessfully go Wii for the past month or so.

B

 

[SeaFox]

Apple could always rename the iPhone as the Cisco

I'm sure that name is taken.

But they could call it the Ciscom.
Then when Cisco complains they can just offer to trade trademarks.

 

[virus1]

ahaha.. so much for that! i always thought that name flat out SUCKED..

person 1: how do you summarize an ipod, a phone, and an internet communicater?

person 2: i know! how about iphone?

person 1: umm that is just a name for the phone.

person 2: well it worked for cisco, so it will work for us.

 

[SeaFox]

Cisco has a trademark for an internet VOIP solution...NOT a cellular phone! Apple has a trademark for a CELLULAR PHONE.

So what happens when people start running Skype on their iPhone?

 

[SeaFox]

Just call it the "I" and the phone will follow

It's funny. That would probably work.
"I want to buy an 'I' phone."

It does run applications. So they could call it the APPLiPhone

Get it?