Comments on: cisco suing apple over iphone trademark http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/10/cisco-suing-apple-over-iphone-trademark/ gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets, geeky gadgets Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:39:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ManChicken http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/10/cisco-suing-apple-over-iphone-trademark/comment-page-1/#comment-744 ManChicken Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:54:32 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/10/cisco-suing-apple-over-iphone-trademark/#comment-744 Nonsense. Cisco should only enforce their trademark to avoid confusion in the marketplace. The "right" to protect intellectual property is based more on flawwed business models and corporate fascism that seeks to restrict the rights of people for the sake of their own profit. Nothing more, nothing less. Nobody has the right to control another human being for the sake of monetary gain. Ever. Cisco should enforce trademark to avoid confusion only. If Cisco really posted that here (not sure), then shame on them for attempting to subversively control the public. Nonsense. Cisco should only enforce their trademark to avoid confusion in the marketplace. The “right” to protect intellectual property is based more on flawwed business models and corporate fascism that seeks to restrict the rights of people for the sake of their own profit. Nothing more, nothing less.

Nobody has the right to control another human being for the sake of monetary gain. Ever. Cisco should enforce trademark to avoid confusion only.

If Cisco really posted that here (not sure), then shame on them for attempting to subversively control the public.

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]]> By: John Earnhardt http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/10/cisco-suing-apple-over-iphone-trademark/comment-page-1/#comment-742 John Earnhardt Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:48:00 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/10/cisco-suing-apple-over-iphone-trademark/#comment-742 CISCO'S iPHONE TRADEMARK - Intellectual property is the lifeblood of Silicon Valley and we all have to protect our property. The iPhone trademark is owned by Cisco, as noted in your story. We (Cisco) had hoped to reach an agreement to share our trademark with Apple, yet they decided to use the name without our agreement, so we, unfortunately, are having to go to court to stop them from using the name. This issue is not about money. We still hope we can reach an agreement, but when your neighbor steals your property, you have no recourse other than to call the cops and file a complaint. Full Cisco statement at: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2007/corp_011007.html CISCO’S iPHONE TRADEMARK – Intellectual property is the lifeblood of Silicon Valley and we all have to protect our property. The iPhone trademark is owned by Cisco, as noted in your story. We (Cisco) had hoped to reach an agreement to share our trademark with Apple, yet they decided to use the name without our agreement, so we, unfortunately, are having to go to court to stop them from using the name. This issue is not about money. We still hope we can reach an agreement, but when your neighbor steals your property, you have no recourse other than to call the cops and file a complaint. Full Cisco statement at: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2007/corp_011007.html

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