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In their latest iPhone statement, Apple officially said that the iPhone is a trademark own by them. Did I miss something here? Apple was sued by Cisco for trademark infringement. They came to an agreement that gives Apple the right to use the iPhone trademark own by Cisco. No? Owning and renting is the same thing for Apple?

Here’s the excerpt from Apple’s statement:

"NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh and iPhone are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners."

Here’s the official statement released by Apple when an agreement was signed with Cisco:

"Cisco and Apple® today announced that they have resolved their dispute involving the "iPhone" trademark. Under the agreement, both companies are free to use the "iPhone" trademark on their products throughout the world. Both companies acknowledge the trademark ownership rights that have been granted, and each side will dismiss any pending actions regarding the trademark. In addition, Cisco and Apple will explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications. Other terms of the agreement are confidential."

In this statement, they don’t recognize that Cisco is the owner of the iPhone trademark.

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