The on-demand business VoIP phone service provider Nuvio Corporation has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Garmin International, Inc. for it's use of the Nuvifone name.
Filed in U.S. District Court of Kansas, Nuvio says the "Nuvio phone" moniker is widely used by the company and its telephony services, and "Nuvifone" too closely resembles the trademarked name -- especially given the possibility a VoIP service could be added to the Garmin device in the future. "Prior to filing the lawsuit, Nuvio attempted to reach a mutually satisfactory resolution with Garmin. No resolution was reached and Nuvio filed legal action to protect its rights," the company said in a statement.
"While we would have preferred to settle this without resorting to a lawsuit, we felt it was important to ensure that our customers and potential customers are not confused by someone abusing our legally protected trademark," stated Jason P. Talley, Nuvio's CEO. "Our customers commonly refer to our service as the Nuvio phone."
Garmin representatives have offered no comment on the suit.
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