On Wednesday, Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems announced that they have reached a settlement over the much-contended “iPhone” trademark.
While details of the settlement are sparse, the announcement cited that both companies acknowledge that trademark rights to the name have been granted and each side will dismiss legal actions regarding the trademarks.
Cisco had filed suit against Apple in January for infringing on its iPhone name trademark, a property Cisco claimed it purchased the rights to via its 2000 acquisition of Infogear. In late 2006, the company began selling a dual-mode VoIP-based cordless handset based on the iPhone name.
Additionally, “Cisco and Apple will explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications.”
All other details of the agreement remain confidential and no major feature changes or deviations from Apple’s anticipated June release date have been announced regarding the iPhone.

On Wednesday, Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems announced that they have reached a settlement over the much-contended “iPhone” trademark.
While details of the settlement are sparse, the announcement cited that both companies acknowledge that trademark rights to the name have been granted and each side will dismiss legal actions regarding the trademarks.
Cisco had filed suit against Apple in January for infringing on its iPhone name trademark, a property Cisco claimed it purchased the rights to via its 2000 acquisition of Infogear. In late 2006, the company began selling a dual-mode VoIP-based cordless handset based on the iPhone name.
Additionally, “Cisco and Apple will explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications.”
All other details of the agreement remain confidential and no major feature changes or deviations from Apple’s anticipated June release date have been announced regarding the iPhone.