Apple's iPad is barely a day old, and it's already facing legal troubles. Not terribly surprising, as "iPad" is hardly original — and Apple has a history of stealing names that are registered trademarks of other companies.
Japanese electronics company Fujitsu built a handheld computing device in 2002 — complete with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and VoIP support — called the iPad. The Fujitsu iPad features a 3.5-inch color touch screen and an Intel chip.
The Fujitsu iPad (which had a considerably higher price point at its time of release — $2000 to Apple's entry-level price of $499) is most commonly used by shop clerks in retail stores for keeping track of inventory and recording sales. According to the New York Times, Fujitsu wanted the iPad name back in 2003 — and still wants it today. The company first applied to trademark the name "iPad" in 2003, though the application ran into problems because another company — Mag-Tek — was already using the name for a handheld number-encrypting device.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/188100/
Japanese electronics company Fujitsu built a handheld computing device in 2002 — complete with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and VoIP support — called the iPad. The Fujitsu iPad features a 3.5-inch color touch screen and an Intel chip.
The Fujitsu iPad (which had a considerably higher price point at its time of release — $2000 to Apple's entry-level price of $499) is most commonly used by shop clerks in retail stores for keeping track of inventory and recording sales. According to the New York Times, Fujitsu wanted the iPad name back in 2003 — and still wants it today. The company first applied to trademark the name "iPad" in 2003, though the application ran into problems because another company — Mag-Tek — was already using the name for a handheld number-encrypting device.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/188100/
