“A dispute between Apple Inc. and Toronto-based Comwave Telecom Inc. over the Canadian trademark rights to the name ‘iPhone’ has yet to be resolved, adding another barrier to the launch of Apple’s next-generation handheld device north of the border,” CBC News reports.
“Comwave, which markets a collection of voice-over-internet services and products under the name iPhone, has filed its opposition with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, or CIPO, to Apple’s trademark application for the proposed use of a handheld and mobile device called the iPhone in Canada,” CBC News reports.
“The dispute, currently under review, could further delay the Canadian arrival of the Apple iPhone — a handset with a touchscreen interface, sleek design and both Wi-Fi and cellular service that has already sold over one million units in the United States since its launch in June. It will hit store shelves in Britain and Germany in time for the holiday season,” CBC News reports.
Full article here.
@ MacSheikh
I doubt it, that’s probably why it didn’t happen (or did it?) I don’t know, the whole thing stinks of clever marketing to me.
One day God said
This is what I will do
I’ll send down my son
I’ll send him to you
To clear up this humpity
Bumpity hulabaloo
His name will be Christ
And he’ll never wear shoes
And his pals will all call
Him the King of the Jews
He didn’t come in a plane
He didn’t come in a jeep
He didn’t come in the pouch
Of a high jumping vo veep
He rode on the back of a black sasatoo
Which is the blackiest creature
You ever could view
He rode to Jerusalem
Home of the grumpity Jews
Where false prophets are worshipped
Some even in two’s
There was Murrary Von Mer
And Genghis Vo Vooze
The one you could worship
By taking a snooze
Christ spoke from a mound
Which is a pile of ground
And people gathered around
Without making a sound
And thus he spake
Sin in socks
Socks full of sin
How do we quiet this
Jehoviadin din
Do unto others as
They do unto you
That includes you
Young Timothy Foo
One pharisee said to another he knew
“What do we do with this upitty jew?”
We can wash him in wine
And make him all clean
And into Sam Zittle’s
Crucifiction Machine
Twirl the gawhril
And relase the gavlease
And in go the nails
As fast as you please
And it is said that he
Said as he bled:
Forgive them Father
For they know not what they do
For they walk through this life
In toe crampity shoes.
Do you?
Amen.
I posted last thursday on the MacNN forums that a representative of Rogers told me that the iPhone won’t go on sale in Canada before July 2008. The girl told me that they were problems to fix before it could go on sale. Among the reasons for the delay, she sited that the phone had to be builingual and that their system wasn’t ready yet for all the iPhone features.
In Canada, they should call it the EhPhone!
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And to anyone else that was wondering.
The Comwave IPhone has been advertising on Toronto and Mississagua buses for over two years.
It’s fairly clear they wish to protect their service.
All it takes in Canada is to have a huge referendum over the need for Apples iPhone to enter the Canadian market.
So write to Parliament.
@LordRobin … funny!
But looks like Comwave already has that one taken too.
No no no… it can’t be about bilingualism.
Don’t believe that crap.
My Mac computer is Multi-lingual.
AND so is the iPhone.
Simply change the settings to display the language of choice.
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It’s about the cost of services to the customers.
And how Rogers wishes to profit from Apple.
Still, Rogers is not ROGERS anymore.
AT&T;Canada runs the Rogers show so this is why three days after the US launch of iPhone… Rogers came out to say Rogers has exclusive first launch of iPhone in Canada.
AND they will. It’s about change though and money.
In Canada.
I can’t wait until xmas.
I have been good Ted.
Pls Ted Rogers, pls I am at your merci.
I will cancel my Bell phone now.
And wait for your reply.
I need iPhone so I can see my own webpage – it’s the best way to cheat on my exams in University. Pls. Ted.
Oh – yes, right, I will return to my evil self after I get the phone.
hahahah cos cheating is bad right… darn ted you are so so kind.
I learnt my lesson. I shall not cheat on my exams again.
Yes, you are wise Ted… thanks for stopping me.
So this is why the iPhone is not in Canada.
Gosh – you are clearly a man to look up to.
Thank you so so much. You are right Apple iPhone should stay out of Canada. We are honest students.
hahahahahaah
Whatever, now lets see some writer weave this crap into some article just to get on the Apple wave of media.
Quite funny.
However, Ted Rogers, I believe is no longer running Rogers Communications. Maybe I am wrong, but for some reason I think he stepped down when AT&T;Canada came into the picture. Five or Six years ago.
This looks like a AT&T;Canada issue with the iPhone delay.
Don’t worry, we’ll fix your wireless system after we invade your country. I think you’re on our list, right after Iran and North Korea.
@ChrissyOne
Don’t we already own Canada?
twilightmoon@mac.com
No, but make sure to do it before your USD $ worth nothing compare to the CAD $ !
iPod Touch easily cracked now with iJailbreak
Not for iPhone, working on it.
http://ijailbreak.com/
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061018-8022.html
Given that the dates on the images on Comwave’s server read:
22-Jan-2007 09:51
this could get interesting…
@ Yaletown
That’s why we have to invade. Keep ’em down before they get too full of themselves with their clean streets and their low crime and their affordable health care. Who the hell do they think they are?
MDN SUCKS ON SUNDAY.
@ChrissyOne
Maybe because Cisco didn’t register the name in Canada?
Apple should rename iPhone to fuPhone or smdPhone, so the Cisco/Comwave likes could go to hell.
@tt
At least we can read all that has accumulated monday morning at the office, when everybody is too lazy to work after the weekend.
Well it would make sense for Apple to rename the product invadePhone, since that is a trademark of the AENUS terroristic group already.
I would not be surprised if some AENUS morons think they already have invaded and conquered Canada.
this honks on bobo!
Antarctica will have iPhone service before Canada!
@ Chrissy
“That’s why we have to invade. Keep ’em down before they get too full of themselves with their clean streets and their low crime and their affordable health care. Who the hell do they think they are?”
Lol! You crack me up! 😀
But seriously, i love Canada. Never been there myself, but from what i hear, its all good. Gotta love that country. Seriously.
VOIP is nothing new. I can’t believe that there are people reading here that don’t know about these phones. Sure, you may not have heard about the Comwave iPhone, but to have not heard of this technology at all?
T-Mobile offers a similar service here in the US, plus their phone also works on the T-Mobile cellular service.
I’ve never been with T-Mobile, and I will soon be switching to AT&T;for the iPhone (waiting for house to be built, so I can get the new loan before the credit inquiry of switching networks).
I wouldn’t switch to T-mobile for this service alone, but without the existence of Apple’s iPhone, I might consider it.
Personally, I would love to see something similar developed for iPhone.
Contrary to common Machead belief, the “i” branding has been popular for any internet based product since 1995. It’s not an Apple marketing invention, in fact Apple simply jumped on the “i” bandwagon (and did a much better job of marketing it then everyone else).
Cisco owns the rights to iphone in the US and came to an agreement with Apple. Comwave owns the right’s to it in Canada and I am sure they will also work out something with Apple.
If Comwave has been operating under that name for years now under the branding “iphone” (it looks like they have been using it since 2004) it would cost them a small fortune to change their Marketing and product naming. Apple should offer them a compensation package to change their branding.
But I guess the Canadian consumer is not that important to Apple.