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Posted on: February 27, 2008 5:16 PM, by Dave Bacon
Quick, Batman! To the trademark-mobile along with a stack of three or four letter company names:
Feb 27 (Reuters) - On-demand business phone service provider Nuvio Corp said it filed a lawsuit against Garmin International Inc...alleging Garmin's Nuvifone infringes on Nuvio trademark, which it uses on its phones and telephony services.
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Comments
"iPho" sounds like Apple's version of a Vietnamese restaurant.
Posted by: Blake Stacey | February 27, 2008 5:46 PM
IPhO = International Physics Olympiad ;-)
Posted by: ripero | February 27, 2008 6:01 PM
ripero: They should totally sue! :)
Posted by: Dave Bacon | February 27, 2008 6:27 PM
Hmmmmm...reminds me of something but iPhogot what it was.
Posted by: JohnQPublic | February 28, 2008 3:45 PM
Amazing, nuvio said it is seeking a permanent injunction that prohibits Garmin from using the Nuvi name and has also sought damages for past infringement.
Posted by: Ben Daim | July 10, 2008 2:36 PM