Maybe They Can Call It The iOops!

Further to yesterday's story, it turns out that the newly minted Apple Inc. didn't exactly dot their i's and cross their t's when they came up with the name iPhone for their new mobile device.

Sayz Techdirt:

In the weeks leading up to yesterday's big announcement there was a lot of talk about how Apple couldn't even use the name iPhone because it was a registered trademark of Cisco. Thus, it was as big of a surprise as any that Apple's new converged cellphone/iPod was indeed called the iPhone. The word out of Cisco was that the night before the announcement, they sent Apple the final terms of a license that would allow Apple to use the name, and that they expected a signed agreement right away. Well, apparently Apple didn't get back to Cisco quickly enough, and now the networking giant is taking Apple to court, seeking to prevent Apple from using the name.

What might be interesting to see is how many companies come up with i-named products just to cut Apple out of their trademark.

May I suggest iSpace and iTube?

Hmmm. Looks like someone beat me to it here and here.

Rats!

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