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By Jonathan E. Skillings May 7, 2012 4:43 PM CNET



You can never have enough clues about what Apple might have up its sleeve for its next iPhone. The latest tidbit comes in the
form of a domain name - iphone5.com - for which Apple has filed a claim with the World Intellectual Property Organization. While
there are no specifications to be gleaned here, the WIPO filing does at least suggest that Apple is considering the iPhone 5 name
for the next iteration of its market-defining device. Or perhaps it just wishes to take that domain out of play, regardless of what
it calls the device.

In its current state, iPhone5.com is a forum site, created in February 2008, according to the WhoIs record. Its copyright
statement clearly indicates that it is "not endorsed, sponsored, nor otherwise affiliated with Apple" and that it was created "for the sole
purpose of entertainment and knowledge." Apparently, at least some of the denizens of the site like it just fine that way. Worried that
if Apple were to take control the site would be shut down, a commenter named Morphius wrote today: "we as members here before the
4s was even released at iphone5.com should stand our ground against Apple. We have every right to be a fan of the iPhone and to talk
and discuss about it. THEY WIILL NOT SHUT US DOWN!!!!!"[sic]

The bare-minimum WIPO filing page does not indicate when Apple filed its complaint, although the case number D2012-0951 does
indicate that it might have been sometime this year. It does say, under the heading Decision, "Case active."