As it was the talk of the town on Wednesday, Apple released their new iPhone. Shortly after releasing the iPhone, Cisco stepped up and hit them with a lawsuit.
…Cisco’s consumer arm Linksys had released a product called the iPhone earlier than Apple, and that the trademark name “iPhone” had been owned by Cisco for several years already…
According to the article by DailyTech.com, judges may rule it as fair play for both to use the trademark of iPhone because it is “generic enough.”
I disagree. iPhone to me is very specific in two instances. The first case being that Cisco did register the trademark a while back, but at the same time, Apple is globally known for using their i
This is a problem for both Apple and Cisco. I think that Cisco will come out as the victor for the lawsuit only because they’ve had the trademark for years already. Apple might come in with another stance on it, but it’s hard to tell what the judges will say.
