Canada’s iPhone
p2pnet.net News:- “In the continuing iPhone controversy in which Cisco, apparently the legal owner of the trademark, accuses Apple, apparently not the legal owner, of launching Steve Jobs’ latest money-spinner without first getting permission to use the name, in Canada, Comwave Telecom Inc definitely got there first,” p2pnet posted almost two weeks ago.
Now, “Apple Inc.’s fight for the iPhone name has moved north of the U.S. border because a small company laid claim to the trademark in Canada,” says Bloomberg News.
“Comwave Telecom Inc. has used the iPhone brand since 2004 to sell Internet phone service to its customers, and filed documents opposing Apple’s motion to take the name, President Yuval Barzakay said in an interview yesterday. His closely held company has about 100 employees.”
The “spat” also may lead to delays in getting the Apple phone to Canadian consumers, says the story, although, “Apple, which wants to introduce it in the U.S. in June, hasn’t announced plans for a Canadian version.”
Comwave also may sue San Jose, California-based Cisco for promoting the brand in Canada, Barzakay says Bloomberg, adding:
“Cisco spokesman John Noh, who confirmed that the company’s iPhone is available for sale in Canada, declined to comment on potential suits. Cisco’s iPhone is designed for Internet calling.”
Also See:
two weeks ago – Cisco iPhone claim looking shaky, January 13, 2007
Bloomberg News – Apple IPhone Spat Reaches Canada With Comwave Claims, January 25, 2007
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