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Cisco Sues Apple Over iPhone Trademark

Posted by samzenpus on from the that-didn't-take-long dept.

lucabrasi999 writes "It appears that Apple may be running out of items that they can prefix with the letter "i". Cisco is suing Apple over trademark infringement. Cisco claims to own the rights to the "iPhone" trademark since they purchased Infogear in 2000. Infogear filed for the rights to the trademark in 1996."

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  1. Re:Trademark info by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Appeal to the younger generation with the hip, new, stylin' "iFone"!

  2. Re:Trademark info by Kufat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perhaps they could call it iPodPhone without violating the trademark...the iPP could be the biggest thing since the Wii!

  3. Don't Worry, It's OK by abscissa · · Score: 5, Funny

    Better to call it "iPhone" and get your ass sued than call it "Zune" and paint it brown and squirt it everywhere.

  4. obligatory by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cisco is suing Apple over trademark infringement.

    iPhowned!

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  5. Re:iFirst by Jello+B. · · Score: 5, Funny

    This "iFirst Post" is first in the same sense that Apple was first to the name "iPhone."

  6. Re:Trademark info by sbrown123 · · Score: 4, Funny

    [i]but could they really call it anything else?[/i]

    iPod Phone, Phone iPod, Apple Phone, Granny Smith, Red Delicious...

  7. Don't think so by benhocking · · Score: 4, Funny

    That one's already been spoken for, too.

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    1. Re:Don't think so by Poltras · · Score: 5, Funny

      remove the H and make it a gaming device. excellent

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  8. Good Idea. by symbolset · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm down with iPP. You're down with iPP. Yea, you know Wii. Get down with iPP.

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    1. Re:Good Idea. by MSFanBoi2 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think I just Wii'd myself.

      Bravo for a honestly funny post.

    2. Re:Good Idea. by NeoBeans · · Score: 3, Funny

      Wow, you got that one so wrong that I bet you would have to Google it to find out what "OPP" stands for...

      And no, it's not "Other People's Patents". :-)

    3. Re:Good Idea. by freeweed · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ontario Provincial Police.

      And yes, due to a lack of Google at the time, that song confused the hell out of me for years. Guess I'm just not "down" with the culture that's brought us such other gems as "bling" :)

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  9. Suggested name change by edwardpickman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Call it iCisco. Turnabout is fair play and I doubt they trademarked that specific name.

    In other news the Cisco Kid wants his name back. His legal firm Pancho, Pancho and Pancho are filing papers Monday to block Cisco from using his trademarked name.

  10. Re:Trademark info by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, when my kid goes Wii, he says "iPP".

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  11. Re:Trademark info by randomiam · · Score: 5, Funny

    That one is owned by CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet.

  12. Re:Trademark info by microbee · · Score: 3, Funny

    How about iPoop

  13. Re:Trademark info by no+reason+to+be+here · · Score: 3, Funny

    MacPhone.

    i think that it would be a fair name. it runs OS X, so it's almost a Mac already.

    Maybe they could call it something based on the name Newton.

    NewtonPhone?

    iNewton?

    iPhoNewton?

    Umm...i think they should just call it the MacPhone.

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  14. Re:Trademark info by ArCh3r · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about iDontGiveAF*ck :D

  15. Re:Based on the whole "Apple TV" thing... by Meatloaf+Surprise · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about the iPod/phone/internet device formerly know as iPhone?

  16. Re:Trademark info by greenguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Red Delicious

    This is what I would do. If they think this is on par with the Macintosh, go with another apple. Good names include Cortland, Pippin, Fugi, Lodi, Ginger Gold, Braeburn, and of course, Ms. Boyd's Special.

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  17. Re:Based on the whole "Apple TV" thing... by Divebus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Play on the "Pod" part of the word:

    • omniPod
    • moPod (Mobile Pod)
    • maxiPod (ok, maybe not that one)
    • iPodPhone
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  18. Re:Trademark info by contrapunctus · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm irate. Oh wait, that a real word.

  19. Re:Trademark info by ibbey · · Score: 4, Funny

    iPwn.

  20. Re:Trademark info by Conanymous+Award · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jobs: "iForOne welcome our new suing overlords."

  21. How about this: by katsiris · · Score: 5, Funny

    iPwned!

  22. Re:Hello? iMobile by Pollardito · · Score: 4, Funny

    iMobile sounds more like something Steve Jobs would drive to Macworld