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Canadians, like Kiwis, have been patiently waiting to get their hands on unhacked, network connected iPhones.
But it looks like America's northern neighbours may not get Apple's killer gadget at all.
This is not because Belkin can't get its hands-free kit to work on a moose - the name 'iPhone' belongs to someone else.
Comwave Telecom, a VoIP service company, has filed its opposition to Apple's trademark application for a 'handheld and mobile device called iPhone' with Canada's Intellectual Property Office, according to CBC news.
Apple also clashed with Cisco Systems in the US before the June 29 launch of the iPhone, but the two managed to settle their dispute before the phone launched.
Comwave doesn't sound like it's going to buckle and settle though - president Yuval Barzakay told CBC that it would not be possible to share.
"The force they put into marketing would quickly make the brand Apple's and not ours," he said.
"It's a case of hijacking the brand. If I asked people on the street who owns the iPhone trademark in Canada, they'd all say Apple. And their product isn't even on the market. So co-existence is not possible."
Comwave has offered a wireless product called iPhone Mobile since 2004.
Another major stumbling block for Canada's iPhone wannabes is that there is no deal in place with a GSM carrier and the only GSM-capable mobile provider in Canada is Rogers Wireless.
