[opendtv] Re: News: Cisco, Apple settle iPhone lawsuit

An awful lot of lawyers were paid (well paid wage slaves) because Steve Jobs
jumped the gun without a completed agreement.  Cisco had to file the lawsuit
or give up their rights.

And, it only took a month of their time.

Your point is?

John Willkie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 4:34 AM
> To: OpenDTV Mail List
> Subject: [opendtv] News: Cisco, Apple settle iPhone lawsuit
> 
> On January 11th i responded to one of many outbursts from John "the
> lawyer" Willkie:
> 
> >At 9:42 AM -0800 1/11/07, John Willkie wrote:
> >>iPhone?  I thought that was a trademark of Cisco and used in the
> marketplace
> >>by their Linksys subsidiary for a year or more.  An article in today's
> paper
> >>says that Apple and Cisco were in talks about use of the trademark for
> >>months, but Apple hadn't inked it before Job's announcement.
> >>
> >>Now, they're being sued by Cisco, and they will probably be hit for
> willful
> >>infringement.  Good to see that the Apple reality-distortion-field is
> still
> >>well in place.
> >
> >It's a PR stunt John. And it is working.
> >
> >Rather than spouting off, as you are so won't to do, why don't you
> >wait to see where this "conflict" ends up. MY guess - backed up by
> >several articles I have read - is that it will involve some cross
> >licensing agreement that will benefit both companies, not a large
> >cash exchange.
> 
> 
> Regards
> Craig
> 

 
 
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