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Apple and Cisco settle iPhone case
Feb 22, 2007, 5:47 GMT
San Francisco - Cisco Systems Inc and Apple Inc have agreed to settle their trademark dispute over the use of the name iPhone for Apple's eagerly awaited cellular phone and digital-media device.
The two Silicon Valley giants said Wednesday that both companies can now use the iPhone trademark on their respective products throughout the world. They further agreed to explore opportunities for making their products work better together 'in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications.'
The agreement ended a nasty legal spat that had threatened to overshadow the launch of Apple's latest must-have device.
Cisco sued Apple on January 10, a day after Apple chief executive Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone. Cisco has held a trademark on the name since 2000 and launched a line of internet-phone products last year under the iPhone label.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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It was a case of excellent foresight on the part of Cisco and I'm sure they made a lot of money from this 'agreement' :)
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AndyFeb 22nd, 2007 - 07:31:02
The result of the case was no surprise - the whole spat seemed like a publicity stunt from the start...
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