Jan 27
There is large amount of controversy surrounding the iPhone trademark infringement in the US; and now there is a new suit against Apple being filed in Canada. Apple will now not only be fighting Cisco for rights to the iPhone name, but also Comwave Telecom- who has been using iPhone for years. They have filed an application with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office in hopes of getting compensation for Apple. Comwave Telecom didn’t stop with going after Apple, and have apparently sent a “warning” letter to Cisco in regards to trademark violation.
Comwave has been using “iPhone” since 2004, and applied for a trademark in 2005. Experts say that the trademark is awarded based in the first company using the brand name in Canada or in applying to register the name.
Apple applied for “iPhone” in 2004, which was prior to Comwave’s application but may have been after Comwave was actively using the name. Cisco had filed an application (through Infogear) to obtain a trademark for the iPhone name in 1998, but abandoned those efforts in the middle of 2003.
“We recently became aware of Comwave and we’re investigating the issue thoroughly,” said Cisco spokesman John Noh.
“Our legal department has put Cisco on notice,” said Yuval Barzakay, president of Toronto-based Comwave.
“We will see how they react and then gauge our next action.”
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Jan 26
Apparently, Rogers wireless will not be subsidizing the cost of the iPhone. This basically means that whether you buy the phone on a 3-year contract, or on a 1-year contract, it will cost the same. This is can be viewed as good news or bad news. The good, Rogers will not be adding in any extra costs (aside form currency conversion) for the Canadian version of the iPhone. The bad news is that those who sign up for a multi-year contract will not be receiving any benefits. Rogers will NOT be helping with the costs of the iPhone.
If all of this is accurate, Apple’s reasoning for keeping iPhone prices high might be a hint hat they will be introducing more products based on the same technology (touchscreen iPod). Prices of these standalone devices would be harder to justify if they were compared to discounted/subsidized iPhone prices.
-iPhoneNews Team
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Jan 25
It’s offical, Rogers Wireless will exclusively carry the iPhone in Canada.
Rogers Wireless has sealed a deal with Apple Inc. to become the exclusive carrier for iPhone in Canada, according to a customer advisory notice sent to subscribers this week.”
This doesn’t come as much of a surprise though; as Rogers wireless is the only GSM carrier in Canada anyways. So technically, no other company could carry this phone. The exclusivity contract, however, is great news for Rogers. This will surely lead to a lot of profit’s for Rogers through both airtime wireless services and wireless data services over the EDGE network.
So far, Rogers Wireless has said that availability and pricing were still being sorted out, but they have made it clear: Rogers will be the only wireless carrier to offer the Apple handset in Canada.
Other Canadian wireless carriers will not launch the iPhone,
-Rogers Spokesman
Rogers has not given us a specific date, but says the phone will be launched within Canada as soon as possible. Apple is planning to introduce the iPhone in Europe during the fourth quarter of 2007 and in Asia during 2008.
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