Cisco Systems Inc. Sued Apple because of "iPhone"

Cisco Systems, which is one of the leaders in the field of telecommunications, sued Apple for the use of name "iPhone". Cisco sued Apple the next day after media reports stated that Apple was licensing iPhone from the networking company. "IPhone" is the name that Cisco Systems bought, back in 2000, from InfoGear Technology. The networking giant did not achieve any agreement with Apple, which is why it wants to see Apple in court.

Cisco Systems introduced its iPhone in December, thus showing its new VoIP phone, designed for home use. Apple supposed to come up with another name before it launched its "iPhone", but the company did not make this step. The vice president of Cisco Systems prepared a special statement regarding the use of "iPhone" name. The statement suggested that licensing was already in development, but something went wrong.

The general council of Cisco Systems, Mark Chandler, mentioned that, because Apple asked permission several times to use the term "iPhone", Cisco entered in into negotiations with Apple. He also outlined the fact that, though Apple's gadget might be exiting, the company itself should not use the already existed trademark without permission from Cisco Systems Inc.

In conclusion Chandler said that the "iPhone" of today in not the same as the one of tomorrow. Cisco will protect its brand since there is no limit to the convergence of home, mobile and work phones. The database from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office showed that the name "iPhone" does not represent Apple's trademarked.

However, there are some companies that already use "iPhone" brand name. These are: Teledex LLC, Xtreme Mobile LLC, Ocean Telecom Sevices LLC and InfoGear Technology Corp., which is today owned by Cisco. Because Apple's representatives didn't mention anything about "iPhone" trademark, the company lets the matter slip while the network giant, Cisco, is not going to do the same.

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