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| Cisco to sue Apple on iPhone name | Cisco to sue Apple on iPhone name |
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| Cisco is suing Apple Computer for trademark infringement in a federal court, for using the iPhone name. | Cisco is suing Apple Computer for trademark infringement in a federal court, for using the iPhone name. |
| Apple launched its new handheld device under the iPhone name on Tuesday, at the Macworld event in San Francisco. | Apple launched its new handheld device under the iPhone name on Tuesday, at the Macworld event in San Francisco. |
| Following the launch Cisco said it hoped to resolve the matter by Tuesday evening after negotiations. | Following the launch Cisco said it hoped to resolve the matter by Tuesday evening after negotiations. |
| Cisco, which has owned the trademark since 2000, said it thought Apple would agree to a final document and public statement regarding the trademark. | Cisco, which has owned the trademark since 2000, said it thought Apple would agree to a final document and public statement regarding the trademark. |
| 'Revolutionary' | 'Revolutionary' |
| "Cisco entered into negotiations with Apple in good faith after Apple repeatedly asked permission to use Cisco's iPhone name," said Mark Chandler, Cisco senior vice-president and general counsel, in a statement. | "Cisco entered into negotiations with Apple in good faith after Apple repeatedly asked permission to use Cisco's iPhone name," said Mark Chandler, Cisco senior vice-president and general counsel, in a statement. |
| The firm has owned the name since it bought Infogear Technology, which registered the name. | The firm has owned the name since it bought Infogear Technology, which registered the name. |
| Cisco said it would seek to stop Apple from "infringing upon and deliberately copying and using" the trademark. | |
| Only three weeks ago, Cisco's Linksys arm employed the trademark when it launched its own phone, capable of connecting to the internet, called the iPhone. | Only three weeks ago, Cisco's Linksys arm employed the trademark when it launched its own phone, capable of connecting to the internet, called the iPhone. |
| News of Apple's launch of its touch screen has been long awaited and Steve Jobs, the firm's head, said the phone would revolutionise the market. | News of Apple's launch of its touch screen has been long awaited and Steve Jobs, the firm's head, said the phone would revolutionise the market. |
| Shares in Apple were 1.3% lower in after-hours trade, having risen 8% after the phone was launched a day earlier. |