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title: Cisco sues Apple over iPhone
date: "2007-01-11T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 131
description: I looked at the new Apple iPhone and Cisco's subsequent trademark lawsuit. While the device is visually impressive, the lack of tactile feedback is a concern, and Cisco's legal move might be a signal to dump their stock.
keywords: [iphone, cisco, trademark infringement, intellectual property, james boyle, stock market]
---

Firstly, views on the [Apple iPhone](http://www.apple.com/iphone/): great. Next impression: not so great. [You can't use it with your eyes closed](http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2007/01/10/the_five_bigges.html). And yesterday, [Cisco sues Apple](http://digg.com/apple/Cisco_Sues_Apple_Over_IPhone) for iPhone trademark infringement. In a [video on intellectual property, James Boyle at Duke Law School](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8538240380002213699#41m23s) says, when a company starts suing over intellectual property, it's a good time to dump their stock.