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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. 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.

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

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

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

    That one is owned by CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet.

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

    remove the H and make it a gaming device. excellent

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  10. Re:Trademark info by contrapunctus · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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

    iPwned!