Fujitsu Readies Lawsuit Over "iPad" Name

gyrogeerloose writes "In an event eerily reminiscent of Cisco's suit over Apple's use of the 'iPhone' name, Japanese firm Fujitsu is consulting its attorneys in preparation for going to court over Apple's use of 'iPad' for its latest computing device. Quoted in a New York Times story, Masahiro Yamane, director of Fujitsu's public relations division, said 'It's our understanding that the name is ours.' Fujitsu's application to trademark the iPad name stalled because of an earlier filing by another company and the US Patent and Trademark Office listed Fujitsu's application as abandoned in early 2009, but the company revived its application in June. Apple, which has applied for an international trademark on 'iPad' through a proxy company, has filed a number of requests with the US Patent Office for more time to oppose Fujitsu's application."

Re:welp

[__aaclcg7560]

If you paid attention to the Twitter feed when the iPad was announced, the jokes were coming from a lot of hot and bothered women. This is one area where they let their hair down and get nasty.

Canadian Apple Stores use the Fujitsu iPad

[Steve Newall]

It's interesting that in the Canadian Apple Stores, the sales assistants use the Fujitsu iPad http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/downloads/retail/DS_IPAD.pdf [fujitsu.com] if you wish to pay by credit card and have your receipt e-mailed to you (you don't need to line up at a cashier)

Re:Double trademark trolls!

[residieu]

If you'd read the story, you'd see there is a Fujitsu iPad, so sounds like they've got a chance.

Re:Double trademark trolls!

[ukyoCE]

Story? Huh? You mean the summary right?

Ok ok, yeah, it looks like there is actually a Fujitsu iPad that is indeed close enough in function to be a conflict with the Apple tablet:

http://www.currentdirections.com/hardware/fujitsu/ipad100.html [currentdirections.com]

Wonder how Apple managed to miss something that obvious?

Re:Moses has dibs on the Tablet...

[icannotthinkofaname]

The Sabbath is from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.

Moses could totally have gone to Sunday School.

Re:welp

[WinterSolstice]

Well, and to be fair, they've been selling these things since 2002, when Apple was still making (just) computers
http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Fujitsu-Fujitsu-IPAD-100-10 [dealtime.com]

Re:use should be required

[Urza9814]

http://www.currentdirections.com/hardware/fujitsu/ipad100.html [currentdirections.com] ...What were you saying?

[note that I didn't find that link myself, someone else had already posted it several comments up from yours]