it is. And I've linked to it at the start of my first post.
Basically Cisco have had it since 2000 (the company they took over registered it in 1996). Apple have been interested in it since 2001, and have attempted to buy it 3 times.
Before Macworld Cisco and Apple were in talks that could have ended in both companies using the name in some kind of co-operation. But Apple announced the iPhone before the talks were complete, Cisco got angry, and filed a lawsuit.
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