I decided to check on when InfoTech registered the name iPhone.  It was in 1996.  At this point Apple had never used the "i" in any of its products.  In fact, it wasn't until 1998 that Apple released the iMac.  The iBook was released in 1999.  In 2001, the iPod was released.The point that I'm making here is that the use of "i" didn't have a lick of precedence when the orginal trademark was made.

Why on earth would Apple decide to use a name trademarked by another company since 2000? Cisco Systems owns the trademark and appear none too happy about Apple's use of the trademark. They chose to change the name of the iTV to Apple TV--that name is owned by Independent Television. So why would they decide to go toe to toe with Cisco after TWO years of negotiation to use the name?

Cisco has filed in court to prevent Apple from going to market with iPhone. While the case might not be clear cut in favour of Cisco, it just seems like this will end up being a collosal waste of money and time.