Cisco vs. Apple

I don’t think Apple has any other choice but to make good on their word.  Apple and Cisco agreed to share the iPhone name in February and since then have been exploring a half-dozen ways for their products can work together. We're optimistic, but it's still early," Giancarlo, 49, said about the negotiations in a Friday interview in San Francisco. Ways in which the companies' products can work together "are now ... continued »

By now everyone knows that the iPhone is on schedule and Leopard is delayed until October. We know this because of the statement that Apple released yesterday. However, if we look closely at that statement, something seems out of place. At the end of the statement where all of the legal mumbo-jumbo is there are a few key phrases that lead one to believe that Apple owns the iPhone trademark. The ... continued »

Talks between Apple and Cisco over the use of “iPhone” went well into the night before Jobs announced it to the world on January 9, 2007.  Immediately following the announcement, Cisco slapped Apple with a lawsuit for trademark infringement, an unfair competition complaint. The two companies negotiated back and forth for weeks, and Cisco was kind enough to grant Apple a weeklong extension to work things out.  An agreement was met ... continued »

I’m not surprised one iota. Remember their terms of agreement with Cingular? Yep. Jobs play hardball with everyone, knocking down every obstacle in his way. Here are a few random thoughts on this matter. Cisco owns the trademark iPhone – hence has the upper hand. So why roll over to Apple? That’s the six million dollar question. Tech analyst Roger Kay with Endpoint Technologies Associates seems ... continued »

Earlier today a collective sigh of relief was heard coming from prospective iPhone buyers throughout the world. Cisco and Apple officially resolved their dispute of the the rights to use the “iPhone” name. Both companies will be able to use the iPhone trademark freely on their devices. Under the agreement, they will both have ownership rights to the trademark. They have both agreed to work together in terms of interoperability in ... continued »

The deadline for a settlement between Cisco and Apple was so supposed to be end of business today.  However, according to Yahoo News, Cisco said late this evening that it has given Apple nearly another week to respond to its trademark infringement lawsuit. So in a nutshell, Apple has called the lawsuit “silly” and adamantly argued that it’s got every right to use the iPhone name because the iPhone works over ... continued »