December 18th, 2006
Right Name, Different Company … Linksys Launches the iPhone
By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
As I previously said, speculation over Apple and an iPhone has been rampant. But what I didn’t know, and apparently many didn’t know, is that the iPhone is a trademark which was acquired by Cisco Systems after the 2000 acquisition of telephone equipment supplier InfoGear. And now it’s been applied to a new Linksys product.
The wireless iPhone allows users to make free or low-cost internet phone calls using the Skype service.
It joins a growing market of phones which use wi-fi to make telephone calls instead of traditional mobile networks. Source: BBC News
We Say: Thankfully, since it’s a registered trademark, Apple won’t be able to sue as it did in cases like the ProfitPod. 
» Cisco to Sue Apple Over iPhone Trademark » Blog Archive Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech says:
[…] Most of us knew about the fact that Cisco had the name iPhone trademarked, but stories yesterday indicated that Cisco was awaiting paperwork from Apple, which I took to indicate they were close to a deal on the name. Apparently not. Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday it is suing Apple Inc. in federal court over Apple’s use of Cisco’s registered iPhone trademark for its new handheld device. Cisco has owned the trademark on the name “iPhone” since 2000, when it acquired InfoGear Technology Corp., which originally registered the name. Source: MSNBC […]
January 10th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Cisco To Sue Apple Over iPhone Trademark ~ Tech News Watch says:
[…] Most of us knew about the fact that Cisco had the name iPhone trademarked, but stories yesterday indicated that Cisco was awaiting paperwork from Apple, which I took to indicate they were close to a deal on the name. Apparently not. Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday it is suing Apple Inc. in federal court over Apple’s use of Cisco’s registered iPhone trademark for its new handheld device. Cisco has owned the trademark on the name “iPhone” since 2000, when it acquired InfoGear Technology Corp., which originally registered the name. [Source: MSNBC] […]
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