Comments on: Cisco to sue Apple over iPhone trademark

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:20:17 +0000

Hey, It’s not like it’s the first time Apple have done this. *Cough* The Beatles *Cough*

By: flotsam

flotsam — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:48:54 +0000

doesn’t anybody do due dilligence any more?

remember how much it cost Disney when they decided to call their late “portal” GO only to discover it was already owned.

ownership in this case is 10/10s of the law.

Apple will pay or change and spend a lot of money on law suits along the way unless they find out what else Cisco wants and gives it to them.

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:55:46 +0000

I don’t think a name change is THAT big of an issue. Shoot, I know the video game community gets pretty used to it. They gossip for a few years, refering to a system by it’s codename, then have to get used to calling it by it’s official name.

Plus, it’s Apple. Anything they do is pretty much considered to be sent from the heavens, so if they change their name, I’m sure the tech community would get over it pretty fast.

By: Michael Gorman

Michael Gorman — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:53:16 +0000

Cisco may have the trademark, but maybe Jobs made a play for the hearts and minds?

Everyone’s been buzzing over the “iPhone” for the past 30 hours. So much that even if they’re forced to change it’s name to, say, “iPod Phone” once the case runs its course in the courts, it’s still could be commonly referred to as the “iPhone.”

This might not be completely analogous, but do you call it facial tissue? Or Kleenex?

By: thedetroitchannel

thedetroitchannel — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:08:05 +0000

cisco has a lot of gall.

afterall, they stole their name from some kid.