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| Cisco to sue Apple on iPhone name | Cisco to sue Apple on iPhone name |
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| Cisco Systems is suing Apple for trademark infringement in a US federal court, for using the iPhone name. | |
| Apple launched its new handheld mobile phone device under the iPhone name on Tuesday, at the hotly anticipated 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. |
| Apple responded by saying the lawsuit was "silly" and that Cisco's trademark registration was "tenuous at best". | Apple responded by saying the lawsuit was "silly" and that Cisco's trademark registration was "tenuous at best". |
| "We think Cisco's trademark lawsuit is silly," Apple spokesman Alan Hely said. "There are already several companies using the name iPhone for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) products." | "We think Cisco's trademark lawsuit is silly," Apple spokesman Alan Hely said. "There are already several companies using the name iPhone for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) products." |
| "We are the first company to ever use the iPhone name for a cell phone, and if Cisco wants to challenge us on it we are very confident we will prevail." | "We are the first company to ever use the iPhone name for a cell phone, and if Cisco wants to challenge us on it we are very confident we will prevail." |
| 'Revolutionary' | 'Revolutionary' |
| This issue is not about money, and it's not about the phone itself; it is about Cisco's obligation to protect its trademark in the face of Apple using it without our permission Jon Noh, Cisco spokesperson iPhone challenge for mobiles | This issue is not about money, and it's not about the phone itself; it is about Cisco's obligation to protect its trademark in the face of Apple using it without our permission Jon Noh, Cisco spokesperson iPhone challenge for mobiles |
| 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. |
| "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 in 2000, which registered the name. | The firm has owned the name since it bought Infogear Technology in 2000, which registered the name. |
| Infogear had previously used the name for several years, said Cisco. | Infogear had previously used the name for several years, said Cisco. |
| Cisco, which supplies networks, said it would seek to stop Apple from "infringing upon and deliberately copying and using" the trademark. | Cisco, which supplies networks, said it would seek to stop Apple from "infringing upon and deliberately copying and using" the trademark. |
| Jon Noh, a spokesperson for Cisco told the BBC: "This issue is not about money, and it's not about the phone itself; it is about Cisco's obligation to protect its trademark in the face of Apple using it without our permission." | Jon Noh, a spokesperson for Cisco told the BBC: "This issue is not about money, and it's not about the phone itself; it is about Cisco's obligation to protect its trademark in the face of Apple using it without our permission." |
| Cisco's Linksys arm has employed the trademark since early 2006, and in December it launched its own phone, capable of connecting to the internet, called the iPhone. | Cisco's Linksys arm has employed the trademark since early 2006, and in December 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. | Shares in Apple were 1.3% lower in after-hours trade, having risen 8% after the phone was launched a day earlier. |