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Apple, Cisco Settle iPhone Trademark Lawsuit

Posted by kdawson on from the you-phone-we-all-phone dept.

A number of readers let us know that Cisco and Apple have settled the lawsuit over the use of the iPhone name for Apple's new multimedia phone. The agreement allows Apple and Cisco both to use the iPhone brand on their own products. Also, the companies said they would explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, consumer and business communications. Apple still faces a suit over the name in Canada and one over its touch-screen technology in the UK.

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  1. To all those people... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...who were just oh-so-sure that Apple was going to get screwed, and was going to have to change the name, and were delighting in Apple supposedly being inevitably "forced" out of the name by Cisco, apparently not realizing that there was literally no way that iPhone wouldn't ultimately end up being the final name of this product:

    Told you so. :-)

  2. Canada one? by Fex303 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apple still faces a suit over the name in Canada one over its touch-screen technology in the UK.
    Wha? How many Canadas are there now? And what do they have to do with the UK?
    1. Re:Canada one? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      So you haven't heard of the secession? Typing this from the Glorious Canada Seven

    2. Re:Canada one? by Rocketship+Underpant · · Score: 1, Funny

      Firehose needs an option "Resubmit your post in language that makes some bloody sense."

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      He who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.
  3. n other news.... by CubicleView · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple has successfully trademarked the letter that comes just after h in the alphabet. Use of sayd letter eys prohybyted and people can face hefty fynes eyf caught do'n so. Onlyne experts recommend people to start dystancyng themselves from g whyle they're at yet.

    1. Re:n other news.... by Yvan256 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Apple has successfully trademarked the letter that comes just after h in the alphabet. Use of sayd letter eys prohybyted and people can face hefty fynes eyf caught do'n so. Onlyne experts recommend people to start dystancyng themselves from g whyle they're at yet.


      You have been caught usyng sayd letter n your post, ryght before "the alphabet." You now face a hefty fyne.

  4. Cisco-Apple plaintext summary by viking2000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Apple boardroom: Let's just call it iPhone, and let it go as it may. Keep blabbing with Cisco so they think we are negotiating. They don't have a case anyway.

    Cisco boardroom: We have to get on the consumer bandwagon, so lets use this trademark to force Apple to help us even if we don't really have a good case. Tell the media that we are almost in agreement.

    Apple boardroom: The blabbing with Cisco resulted in an agreement that basically means nothing. At least they think they have something and have backed off.

    Cisco boardroom: The "explore opportunities" agreement is of course worhtless, but maybe we can fool our stockholders at least that we got a good thing going here.

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    "Fix it"
  5. Sumer ys ycumyng yn... by argent · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not my cup of Chaucer, but whatever flyps your swytches.

  6. Re:Ripped Off Name Problem Fixed... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Here's how it goes:

        EVERYBODY rips off Apple
        Apple never rips off ANYBODY

    Now drink your kool-aid and bow before The Leader.

  7. Re:Big deal. by moochfish · · Score: 2, Funny

    But the iPhone is less than 1/10th of a PowerEdge 2900 ($7k)! And the PowerEdge doesn't even come with a touch screen!
    But the iPhone is less than 1/100th of a 2007 BMW M5 ($80k)! And it's 1000th of the size!
    But the iPhone is less than 1/100000th of No. 5, 1948 ($140M)! And the iPhone can take pictures!

    And finally...

    The iPhone is as expensive as a Boba Fett Blaster Signature Edition Prop Replica ($679.99), and 10 times as functional!

    How can you pass??