January 12th, 2007 by Daiko
A new visit to the iPhone website shows that Apple has added the Apple logo ahead of iPhone. This may be a sure sign that they are preparing to separate the Apple iPhone trademark from the Cisco iPhone trademark.

They eventually did the same kind of move with the iTV trademark that was changed into AppleTV with the logo ahead of tv.
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January 11th, 2007 by Daiko
Gizmodo has an interesting discussion going on the odds on the Cisco/Apple lawsuit. Go check it out to see whose favored! Personally I still have some problem with the way Apple is doing this. I get the sence that Apple’s approach is that market power overrules business ethics. Trademark protection is Apple’s speciality but shouldn’t be a one-way street as pointed out in the Cisco blog.
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January 11th, 2007 by Daiko
Cisco didn’t agree with Apple after all! They are now filing a law suit against Apple for infringement on their trademark. This is highly unprofessional of Apple.
Cisco states on their website that:
“Cisco entered into negotiations with Apple in good faith after Apple repeatedly asked permission to use Cisco’s iPhone name,” said Mark Chandler, senior vice president and general counsel, Cisco. “There is no doubt that Apple’s new phone is very exciting, but they should not be using our trademark without our permission.
The battle is on. What will the price tag be? Either they rename the thing, agree with Cisco or …..
Way to go! No name and no website….