“That Name Is Ours…” Fujitsu On The iPad

You knew we’d be hearing something from Fujitsu! Earlier this week we told you how Apple was taking Fujitsu to court over the name iPad. Apparently Fujitsu owns the name and Apple wants it. But that didn’t stop Apple from making a big announcement yesterday with a new device called the iPad. So what gives?

The story is actually quite confusing. Fujitsu has been selling a Windows point-of-sale device to retail outlets since 2002 called the iPad. It applied for a trademark but it has stalled in the courts because of a company called Mag-Tek. Mag-Tek  has been selling a pin entry keypad device under the name IPAD for years. This past June Fujitsu re-applied for the iPad trademark. Of course before this all gets settled, Apple comes storming into the room with no US trademark at all claiming the iPad name.

If you ask Fujitsu…it owns the iPad trademark. “It’s our understanding that the name is ours” Fujitsu PR director Masahiro Yamane told New York Times.

Apple has some time to get the naming rights all sorted out with Fujitsu. Of course that could all be solved much quicker if some money was thrown on the table. We’re just saying…

[Via Engadget]