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Recently departed Apple executive Mark Papermaster hired on at Cisco
In late 2008, Apple set off a flurry of legal activity when it hired chip guru Mark Papermaster who formerly worked for IBM. IBM subsequently sued Papermaster alleging that as one of their top executives, he possessed a plethora of confidential and proprietary information that would cause irreparable harm to the company if made available to […]
Continue reading...Apple licenses iOS trademark from Cisco; purchases FaceTime trademark flat out
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
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Apple yesterday changed the name of its iPhone OS to iOS to better represent the wide variety of devices ithe OS is capable of running on. The iOS trademark, however, is already owned by Cisco and refers to the software used in most of Cisco’s routers and switches (Internetwork Operating System). Is anyone else experiencing Deja Vu? […]
Continue reading...Apple faces potential legal spat with Fujitsu over iPad trademark
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Apple’s recently announced iPad device may soon be at the center of a trademark dispute with Fujitsu, a Tokyo-based company who released a mobile device by the same name way back in 2002. Fujitsu’s iPad, in case you’re curious, runs a Microsoft mobile OS, comes with a 3.5 inch color touchscreen, and supports VoIP telephone […]
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Monday, November 15, 2010
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