Instead of commenting on Apples’ new phone (apart from wondering what they have written into their NDA, and hoping there will be a non-phone version), i’ll point to a link from when Apple released their last ‘new thing’.
Things might get a little awkward if the FCC decide to cause trouble though:
This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained.








I believe Cisco is also suing Apple for copyright infringement or trademark infringement over the name ‘iPhone’…
I saw that, and I can’t for a moment think that Apple are not going to win hands-down. It may not be right but I can’t help think that the iThing naming convention has been cornered. (That being said, I would like to see Apple take on Ibiza…)
I know Cisco copyrighted the name, but i think based on when the name was copyrighted and the fact that Apple has an ‘i’ in front of most of their popular products, Cisco’s trademark could possibly be thrown out based on a lack of use.
Plus, how bad would it look on Cisco’s behalf if they trademarked the name just to spite Apple…honestly i don’t see them using the name for any of their products. Apple on the other hand, has a legitimate reason to use the name.