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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Nuvio Sues Garmin Over Trademark By Naming New Phone Nuviphone
February 28, 2008 - Internet telephone provider Nuvio Corp. said it has sued navigational device marker Garmin Ltd. over the name of Garmin's new wireless phone.
Nuvio filed suit in U.S. District Court in Kansas, saying Garmin's proposed Nuviphone name infringes on its own Nuvio trademark. Garmin said earlier this month it will introduce the Nuviphone by the end of the year. The phone would include many of the standard features of Garmin's Nuvi line of GPS devices now used in cars and trucks and help the company compete with wireless carriers now including navigation aids in their phones.
Besides preventing Garmin from using the Nuviphone name, Nuvio said it also wants to bar the company from using the Nuvi name on any of its regular GPS devices. It also has demanded damages from past infringement.
Shares of Garmin lost 59 cents to close at $61.19 in trading Wednesday.
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