Cisco sues Apple over use of iPhone name

SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco Systems sued Apple Inc. in federal court Wednesday, saying the computer maker’s new iPhone violates its trademark.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, came just a day after Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPhone in dramatic fashion at a trade show in San Francisco.

San Jose-based Cisco, the world’s largest network-equipment maker, has owned the trademark on the name “iPhone” since 2000, when it acquired InfoGear Technology Corp., which originally registered the name.

And three weeks ago, Cisco’s Linksys division put the trademark to use, releasing an Internet phone called “iPhone” that uses the increasingly popular Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP.

Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said she could not immediately comment on the lawsuit./AP

Oakland man fatally shot over parking spot

OAKLAND — A 33-year-old father of two was shot to death at point-blank range in a fight over a parking spot at his apartment complex, police said.

Samuel Navarro of Oakland died Monday during a heated argument with another man over the 9-by-20-foot section of pavement.

“To be killed over something like that is almost unbelievable,” said Sgt. Tony Jones, who was investigating the slaying. “There had to be another way to settle that argument.”

The shooter, who has not been arrested, pulled a gun from his car and opened fire on Navarro, a self-employed hauler, Jones said. Police would not release further details of the shooting, which happened in a parking lot connected to the street by a driveway, because the suspect remained at large./AP

Scorpion stings man on plane

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A scorpion stung David Sullivan on the back of his right leg, just below the knee, then continued up that leg and down the other, he believes, before getting him again in the shin.

Sullivan, a 46-year-old builder from Stowe, was aboard the United Airlines flight on the second leg of his Jan. 3 trip home from San Francisco, where he and his wife Helena had been visiting their sons.

United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski said the incident “is something that we will investigate and look into. We’re very sorry for what happened. Our customer safety and security is our No. 1 priority.” She said the airline would offer to reimburse Sullivan’s medical expenses.

“We’ll probably never know where the scorpion came from,” she said. “People come through Chicago from all over the world.”/AP