<s>
The	O
history	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
iPhone	I-Application
development	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
spans	O
from	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
to	O
about	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
iPhone	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
all	O
major	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
an	O
Apple	O
phone	O
came	O
from	O
Jean-Marie	O
Hullot	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
engineer	O
from	O
NextStep	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
MacOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
engineer	O
,	O
Henri	O
Lamiraux	O
,	O
became	O
the	O
new	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
with	O
Scott	O
Forstall	O
,	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
started	O
from	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
and	O
his	O
brother-in-law	O
working	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
then	O
convinced	O
by	O
a	O
French	O
high-level	O
engineer	O
,	O
Jean-Marie	O
Hullot	O
,	O
working	O
for	O
Apple	O
France	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
within	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
began	O
with	O
a	O
request	O
in	O
2004	O
from	O
CEO	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
hardware	O
engineer	O
Tony	O
Fadell	O
,	O
software	O
engineer	O
Scott	O
Forstall	O
and	O
design	O
engineer	O
Sir	O
Jonathan	O
Ive	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
highly	O
confidential	O
"	O
Project	O
Purple.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
pitting	O
two	O
teams	O
of	O
engineers	O
led	O
by	O
Fadell	O
and	O
Forstall	O
,	O
Jobs	O
decided	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
touchscreen	O
devices	O
and	O
tablet	O
computers	O
(	O
which	O
later	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
with	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
ended	O
up	O
pushing	O
for	O
a	O
touch-screen	O
device	O
that	O
many	O
have	O
noted	O
has	O
similarities	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
previous	O
touch-screen	O
portable	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
MessagePad	B-Device
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
is	O
nearly	O
all	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
expressed	O
his	O
belief	O
that	O
tablet	O
PCs	O
and	O
traditional	B-Application
PDAs	I-Application
were	O
not	O
good	O
choices	O
as	O
high-demand	O
markets	O
for	O
Apple	O
to	O
enter	O
,	O
despite	O
receiving	O
many	O
requests	O
for	O
Apple	O
to	O
create	O
another	O
PDA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
after	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
launched	O
,	O
Jobs	O
realized	O
that	O
the	O
overlap	O
of	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
music	O
players	O
would	O
force	O
Apple	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
millions	O
of	O
Americans	O
carrying	O
separate	O
BlackBerrys	O
,	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPod	B-Device
MP3	O
players	O
;	O
he	O
felt	O
eventually	O
consumers	O
would	O
prefer	O
just	O
one	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
also	O
saw	O
that	O
as	O
cell	O
phones	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
would	O
keep	O
amassing	O
more	O
features	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
challenging	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
's	O
dominance	O
as	O
a	O
music	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
protect	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
new	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
by	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
2007	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
48%	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
revenue	O
,	O
Jobs	O
decided	O
he	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
venture	O
into	O
the	O
wireless	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
focusing	O
on	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
their	O
Newton	B-Device
PDA	I-Device
,	O
Jobs	O
had	O
Apple	O
focus	O
on	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
also	O
had	O
Apple	O
develop	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
software	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
synchronize	O
content	O
with	O
iPod	B-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iTunes	B-Operating_System
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
enabling	O
technologies	O
made	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
lithium-ion	O
batteries	O
that	O
were	O
small	O
and	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
power	O
a	O
mobile	O
computer	O
for	O
a	O
reasonable	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
;	O
multi-touch	B-Application
screens	O
;	O
energy-efficient	O
but	O
powerful	O
CPUs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
using	O
the	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
;	O
mobile	O
phone	O
networks	O
;	O
and	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
beta	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
2004	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
its	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
may	O
technically	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
iPhone	B-Device
that	O
was	O
created	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
considered	O
the	O
first	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Apple	O
and	O
Motorola	O
collaborated	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Operating_System
ROKR	I-Operating_System
E1	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
phone	O
to	O
use	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Jobs	O
was	O
unhappy	O
with	O
the	O
ROKR	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
deficiencies	O
,	O
the	O
ROKR	O
E1	O
's	O
firmware	O
limited	O
storage	O
to	O
only	O
100	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
songs	O
to	O
avoid	O
competing	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPod	B-Device
nano	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Music	O
Store	O
purchases	O
could	O
also	O
not	O
be	O
downloaded	O
wirelessly	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
ROKR	O
E1	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
through	O
a	O
PC	O
sync	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
therefore	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
its	O
own	O
phone	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
incorporate	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
's	O
musical	O
functions	O
into	O
a	O
smartphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feeling	O
that	O
having	O
to	O
compromise	O
with	O
a	O
non-Apple	O
designer	O
(	O
Motorola	O
)	O
prevented	O
Apple	O
from	O
designing	O
the	O
phone	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
,	O
Apple	O
discontinued	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
ROKR	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
creating	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
AT&T	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
still	O
called	O
Cingular	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
a	B-Operating_System
version	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
iTunes	I-Operating_System
that	O
included	O
references	O
to	O
an	O
as-yet	O
unknown	O
mobile	O
phone	O
that	O
could	O
display	O
pictures	O
and	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
iPhone	B-Device
(	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
2G	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
announced	O
the	O
first	O
iPhone	B-Device
at	O
the	O
Macworld	O
convention	O
,	O
receiving	O
substantial	O
media	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Apple	O
's	O
Worldwide	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
that	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
would	O
support	O
third	B-General_Concept
party	I-General_Concept
applications	I-General_Concept
using	O
the	O
Safari	B-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
applications	O
appeared	O
even	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
;	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
,	O
called	O
OneTrip	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
program	O
meant	O
to	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
users	O
 '	O
shopping	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
iPhone	B-Device
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
an	O
iPhone-style	O
touchscreen	O
to	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
range	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
followed	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
only	O
with	O
AT&T	O
(	O
formerly	O
Cingular	O
)	O
contracts	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
18	O
months	O
of	O
negotiations	O
,	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
wireless	O
division	O
of	O
AT&T	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
's	O
exclusive	O
carrier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
retained	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
and	O
marketing	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
some	O
customers	O
were	O
jailbreaking	B-Application
their	O
iPhones	B-Device
to	O
leave	O
their	O
network	O
,	O
AT&T	O
began	O
charging	O
them	O
a	O
$175	O
early-termination	O
fee	O
for	O
leaving	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
their	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Questions	O
arose	O
about	O
the	O
legality	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
arrangement	O
after	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
state-court	O
suit	O
,	O
filed	O
by	O
the	O
law	O
office	O
of	O
Damian	O
R	O
.	O
Fernandez	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
California	O
resident	O
Timothy	O
P	O
.	O
Smith	O
,	O
sought	O
an	O
injunction	O
barring	O
Apple	O
from	O
selling	O
iPhones	B-Device
with	O
a	O
software	O
lock	O
and	O
$200	O
million	O
in	O
damages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Smith	O
v	O
.	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
,	O
the	O
plaintiffs	O
said	O
that	O
Apple	O
failed	O
to	O
disclose	O
to	O
purchasers	O
its	O
five-year	O
agreement	O
with	O
AT&T	O
when	O
they	O
bought	O
iPhones	B-Device
with	O
a	O
two-year	O
contract	O
and	O
cited	O
the	O
Sherman	O
Act	O
's	O
prohibition	O
of	O
monopolies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plaintiff	O
,	O
Paul	O
Holman	O
,	O
filed	O
a	O
complaint	O
against	O
Apple	O
and	O
AT&T	O
Mobility	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
switch	O
carriers	O
or	O
change	O
SIM	O
cards	O
without	O
losing	O
iPhone	B-Device
improvements	O
to	O
which	O
he	O
was	O
entitled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plaintiffs	O
,	O
Stefan	O
Bogdanovich	O
and	O
Dakota	O
Speas	O
,	O
filed	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
when	O
their	O
iPhone	B-Device
6S	O
was	O
slower	O
after	O
an	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
during	O
an	O
address	O
to	O
Apple	O
employees	O
,	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
announced	O
that	O
all	O
full-time	O
Apple	O
employees	O
and	O
those	O
part-time	O
employees	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
year	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
free	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Employees	O
received	O
their	O
phones	O
in	O
July	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
demand	O
for	O
iPhones	B-Device
subsided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
priced	O
at	O
$499	O
(	O
)	O
and	O
$599	O
(	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
4GB	O
models	O
and	O
8GB	O
models	O
respectively	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
went	O
on	O
sale	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
closed	O
its	O
stores	O
at	O
2:00pm	O
local	O
time	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
the	O
6:00pm	O
iPhone	B-Device
launch	O
,	O
while	O
hundreds	O
of	O
customers	O
lined	O
up	O
at	O
stores	O
nationwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
iPhones	B-Device
could	O
be	O
acquired	O
only	O
with	O
a	O
credit	O
card	O
,	O
preventing	O
completely	O
anonymous	O
purchases	O
of	O
iPhones	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
iPhones	B-Device
could	O
not	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
an	O
AT&T	O
Business	O
account	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
existing	O
business	O
account	O
discounts	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
AT&T	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
estimates	O
by	O
technology	O
analysts	O
estimated	O
sales	O
of	O
between	O
250,000	O
and	O
700,000	O
iPhones	B-Device
in	O
the	O
first	O
weekend	O
alone	O
,	O
with	O
strong	O
sales	O
continuing	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
weekend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
quarterly	O
earnings	O
announcement	O
,	O
AT&T	O
reported	O
that	O
146,000	O
iPhones	B-Device
were	O
activated	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
weekend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
this	O
figure	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
units	O
that	O
were	O
purchased	O
for	O
resale	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
or	O
otherwise	O
not	O
activated	O
until	O
after	O
the	O
opening	O
weekend	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
less	O
than	O
most	O
initial	O
estimates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stories	O
of	O
unexpected	O
billing	O
issues	O
began	O
to	O
circulate	O
in	O
blogs	O
and	O
the	O
technical	O
press	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
iPhone	B-Device
's	O
heavily	O
advertised	O
and	O
anticipated	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
300-page	O
iPhone	B-Device
bill	O
in	O
a	O
box	O
received	O
by	O
iJustine	O
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
became	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
viral	O
video	O
,	O
posted	O
by	O
the	O
following	O
Monday	O
,	O
which	O
quickly	O
became	O
an	O
Internet	O
meme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
video	O
had	O
been	O
viewed	O
more	O
than	O
3	O
million	O
times	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
received	O
international	O
news	O
coverage	O
,	O
AT&T	O
sent	O
iPhone	B-Device
users	O
a	O
text	O
message	O
outlining	O
changes	O
in	O
its	O
billing	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
had	O
purchased	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
in	O
the	O
14-day	O
period	O
before	O
the	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
announcement	O
were	O
eligible	O
for	O
a	O
US$200	O
"	O
price	O
protection	O
"	O
rebate	O
from	O
Apple	O
or	O
AT&T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
customer	O
complaints	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Apple	O
CEO	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
wrote	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
iPhone	B-Device
customers	O
that	O
everyone	O
who	O
purchased	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
at	O
the	O
higher	O
price	O
"	O
and	O
who	O
is	O
not	O
receiving	O
a	O
rebate	O
or	O
other	O
consideration	O
"	O
,	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
US$100	O
credit	O
to	O
be	O
redeemed	O
towards	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
any	O
product	O
sold	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
retail	O
or	O
online	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
3G	O
,	O
Apple	O
and	O
AT&T	O
changed	O
the	O
US	O
pricing	O
model	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
de	O
facto	O
model	O
for	O
mobile	O
phone	O
service	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
AT&T	O
would	O
subsidize	O
a	O
sizable	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
upfront	O
cost	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
3G	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
charging	O
moderately	O
higher	O
monthly	O
fees	O
over	O
a	O
minimum	O
two-year	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
had	O
been	O
ongoing	O
speculation	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
that	O
Apple	O
might	O
offer	O
a	O
CDMA-compatible	O
iPhone	B-Device
for	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
speculation	O
increased	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
when	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
reported	O
that	O
Apple	O
would	O
begin	O
producing	O
a	O
CDMA-compatible	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
with	O
such	O
a	O
model	O
going	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
announced	O
during	O
a	O
media	O
event	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Apple	O
and	O
would	O
begin	O
selling	O
a	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verizon	B-Application
iPhone	B-Device
went	O
on	O
sale	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
version	O
was	O
a	O
bespoke	O
model	O
,	O
lacking	O
a	O
SIM	O
slot	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
revised	O
metal	O
chassis	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
reused	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Apple	O
's	O
official	O
unveiling	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Sprint	O
would	O
begin	O
carrying	O
the	O
reconfigured	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cricket	O
Wireless	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
prepaid	O
carrier	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
to	O
offer	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
,	O
beginning	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
later	O
,	O
Virgin	O
Mobile	O
USA	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
American	O
prepaid	O
carrier	O
to	O
offer	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
4S	O
,	O
announcing	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
phones	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
T-Mobile	O
USA	O
's	O
inability	O
to	O
provide	O
iPhone	B-Device
to	O
customers	O
raised	O
its	O
subscription	O
churn	O
rate	O
,	O
decreased	O
the	O
percentage	O
of	O
lucrative	O
postpaid	O
customers	O
,	O
and	O
contributed	O
to	O
parent	O
Deutsche	O
Telekom	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
sell	O
it	O
to	O
AT&T	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
although	O
AT&T	O
canceled	O
the	O
deal	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
because	O
of	O
antitrust	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
T-Mobile	O
began	O
offering	O
iPhone	B-Device
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPhone	B-Device
5	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPhone	B-Device
6	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
List	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
for	O
more	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
international	O
release	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Device
was	O
staggered	O
over	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
is	O
available	O
in	O
most	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
has	O
filed	O
more	O
than	O
200	O
patent	O
applications	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
technology	O
behind	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
Electronics	O
claimed	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
was	O
copied	O
from	O
the	O
LG	O
Prada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
has	O
also	O
inspired	O
its	O
own	O
share	O
of	O
high-tech	O
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
Infogear	O
filed	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
trademark	O
"	O
I	O
PHONE	O
"	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
applied	O
for	O
the	O
trademark	O
"	O
IPhone	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
I	O
Phone	O
"	O
was	O
registered	O
in	O
March	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
IPhone	B-Device
"	O
was	O
registered	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Infogear	O
filed	O
an	O
infringement	O
claim	O
against	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
iPhones.com	O
domain	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
iPhones.com	O
domain	O
name	O
challenged	O
the	O
infringement	O
claim	O
in	O
the	O
Northern	O
District	O
Court	O
of	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2000	O
,	O
Cisco	O
Systems	O
acquired	O
Infogear	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2000	O
,	O
Cisco	O
Systems	O
settled	O
with	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
iPhones.com	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
owners	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
iPhones.com	O
domain	O
name	O
along	O
with	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
to	O
use	O
any	O
designation	O
of	O
the	O
iPhones.com	O
domain	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
cellular	O
phones	O
,	O
cellular	O
phones	O
with	O
Internet	O
access	O
(	O
WAP	O
PHONES	O
)	O
,	O
handheld	O
PDAs	B-Application
,	O
storage	O
devices	O
,	O
computer	O
equipment	O
(	O
hardware/software	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
digital	O
cameras	O
(	O
hardware/software	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
were	O
granted	O
to	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
iPhones.com	O
domain	O
name	O
by	O
Cisco	O
Systems	O
in	O
September	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
Apple	O
applied	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Device
"	O
trademark	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
called	O
Ocean	O
Telecom	O
Services	O
applied	O
for	O
an	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Device
"	O
trademark	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
filing	O
in	O
Trinidad	O
and	O
Tobago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comwave	O
has	O
been	O
selling	O
VoIP	O
devices	O
called	O
iPhone	B-Device
since	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
 '	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
announcement	O
that	O
Apple	O
would	O
be	O
selling	O
a	O
product	O
called	O
iPhone	B-Device
in	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
Cisco	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
negotiating	O
trademark	O
licensing	O
with	O
Apple	O
and	O
expected	O
Apple	O
to	O
agree	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
documents	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
submitted	O
the	O
night	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Cisco	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Apple	O
over	O
the	O
infringement	O
of	O
the	O
trademark	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
seeking	O
an	O
injunction	O
in	O
federal	O
court	O
to	O
prohibit	O
Apple	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
companies	O
will	O
be	O
allowed	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Device
"	O
name	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
"	O
exploring	O
interoperability	O
"	O
between	O
their	O
security	O
,	O
consumer	O
,	O
and	O
business	O
communications	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
alleges	O
that	O
Apple	O
has	O
been	O
violating	O
ten	O
Nokia	O
patents	O
since	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
Reuters	O
reported	O
that	O
some	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
users	O
were	O
suing	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
because	O
some	O
applications	O
were	O
passing	O
user	O
information	O
to	O
third-party	O
advertisers	O
without	O
permission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Supreme	O
Court	O
of	O
Mexico	O
upheld	O
that	O
iFone	O
is	O
the	O
rightful	O
owner	O
and	O
held	O
that	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Device
is	O
a	O
trademark	O
violation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Brazil	O
,	O
the	O
brand	O
IPHONE	B-Device
was	O
registered	O
in	O
2000	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
then	O
called	O
Gradiente	O
Eletrônica	O
S.A.	O
,	O
now	O
IGB	O
Eletrônica	O
S.A.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
Patent	O
and	O
Trademark	O
Office	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Instituto	O
Nacional	O
da	O
Propriedade	O
Industrial	O
"	O
)	O
issued	O
a	O
ruling	O
that	O
Gradiente	O
Eletrônica	O
,	O
not	O
Apple	O
,	O
owned	O
the	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Device
"	O
mark	O
in	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Device
"	O
term	O
was	O
registered	O
by	O
Gradiente	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
seven	O
years	O
before	O
Apple	O
's	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
first	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
decision	O
came	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
Gradiente	O
Eletrônica	O
launched	O
a	O
lower-cost	O
smartphone	O
using	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
later	O
filed	O
a	O
trademark	O
case	O
at	O
the	O
Intellectual	O
Property	O
Office	O
of	O
the	O
Philippines	O
(	O
IPOPHL	O
)	O
against	O
Solid	O
Broadband	O
's	O
MyPhone	O
for	O
"	O
confusingly	O
similar	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
likely	O
"	O
deceive	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
cause	O
confusion	O
"	O
among	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
lost	O
the	O
trademark	O
battle	O
to	O
Solid	O
Group	O
in	O
a	O
2015	O
decision	O
made	O
by	O
IPO	O
director	O
Nathaniel	O
Arevalo	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
reportedly	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
unlikely	O
that	O
consumers	O
would	O
be	O
confused	O
between	O
the	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Device
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
MyPhone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
