Cisco squares with Apple off over "iPhone" moniker

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Cisco case appears to be weak

There are already other phone products on the market with iPhone in their name.
The fact that Cisco has not shut these companies down severely weakens their
position. If you don't aggressively defend a trademark or copyright, the courts do
not generally give you a lot of sympathy.

Secondly, Apple states that their iPhone is in a different market segment, and
Cisco has AGREED, in writing, but then follows up with: "Well, if we add features in
the future, they may not be."

That's a very weak argument, and a court is not going to be so friendly to a
company that says, you can't use that name in a market we MAY get into three
years from now.

Apple's chance of winning this are better than 50-50, IMO.

Posted by: frgough   Posted on: 01/11/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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