Because trademarks aren't like patents. The idea of a trademark is that you protect your brands from people trying to thieve them. Say what you like abotu Apple, but "i<thing>" for various values of <thing> is clearly one of their brands.
These "Infogear" people from whom Cisco acquired iPhone don't even make mobiles - their iPhone is some kind of VoIP thingy.
In other words, the whole thing is rather stupid and pointless.
As such, it looks like Cisco are just suing on principle for the benefit of their shareholders. The case probably won't even run to completion. Cisco and Apple will just reach some undisclosed settlement.
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Date: 2007-01-11 11:50 am (UTC)These "Infogear" people from whom Cisco acquired iPhone don't even make mobiles - their iPhone is some kind of VoIP thingy.
In other words, the whole thing is rather stupid and pointless.
As such, it looks like Cisco are just suing on principle for the benefit of their shareholders. The case probably won't even run to completion. Cisco and Apple will just reach some undisclosed settlement.