Cisco sues Apple over iPhone Trademark - Page 3

Natobasso · #17 January 21st, 2007, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MacFreak

Apple will win period.. Apple's iPhone is a celluar not a voip. Cisco's iphone have to connect to network ports in the office. Therefore, Apple, inc will win..

Apple will NOT win soley on the basis of a more popular techology. They have to first climb the first legal hurdle vs. Cisco Systems. Not only that, due to Cingular's various systems restrictions on the phone itself, there's a lot of confusion right now regarding how adaptable this phone is going to be. Folks don't even know yet if it will run Flash, for gosh sakes.

The iPhone is FAR from out of the woods yet.

eric2006 · #18 January 21st, 2007, 05:53 PM

What I find surprising is that the "iPhone" had been the iPhone for years - on rumor sites. It's was the logical name for an Apple phone in the days of the "i" products - the iMac, iPod, iTunes, etc. Although the "iPhone" was trademarked by Cisco two years before the iMac's introduction, it had nowhere near the popularity or significance at the time. Even now, people look at "i" products and assume that it works with an iPod, or a Mac (iLounge, iHome, iSymphony). The iPhone is just another product that was released with the "hip" i-name, popularized by Apple. They might have a case with that..

Lt Major Burns · #19 February 22nd, 2007, 08:21 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6384875.stm

bbloke · #20 February 22nd, 2007, 08:33 AM

*smirk*

I think Apple know the "iPhone" name has become or is going to become synonymous with the Apple product, not Cisco's. I'm surprised Cisco went for this, unless their case was really that weak!

**fryke** · #21 February 22nd, 2007, 09:21 AM

My guess is rather that from the very _beginning_ Cisco was hoping to cling on to Apple's halo. They didn't have a _product_ called iPhone until like two days before MWSF! Like this, they can be in the spotlight over and over again and create some confusion whenever they release a new version of their iPhone. Maybe some will even mailorder it, thinking it's the Apple iPhone, and might find it "okay" enough for the price. You know... Sneaky sales. Either way: I'm glad it came out as it did. Apple can now be well and sell all the iPhones they want. All the buzz they've created in the industry (well, the years of rumours of course helped them for free as well), imagine if they had to rename it now or in June. That would have been sad.

Yesurbius · #22 February 22nd, 2007, 09:40 AM

This is odd.

Apple was in talks with Cisco regarding the use of the iPhone name. Cisco wanted Apple to implement a number of network specific features into the phone, cisco protocol compatibilities, etc etc. Apple refused to make THEIR product to another company's specs .. and Cisco wouldn't budge either.

In the news article Lt. Major Burns posted:

"Under the deal, they will also work together in the areas of security, consumer and business communications."

I'm willing to bet that Cisco felt the pressure of the Apple iPhone, realized it would not be an open and shut case - and then decided to lessen their demands on Apple - I notice Cisco interoperability was not mentioned there