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Fujitsu to sue Apple over 'iPad' name rights?

According to the NYTimes, Fujitsu will be suing Apple over the rights to the name iPad.

In 2002, Fujitsu released a real-time, portable inventory-management device called the "iPAD," which was last updated in 2006.



The iPAD runs with a "PXA 270 processor with Microsoft Windows CE .NET 5.0, together with a 802.11 b/g radio and Bluetooth v1.2." Companies such as Current Directions still advertise the sale of the product.

PCMag says there is one problem: "The Fujitsu iPAD trademark stalled because of an earlier filing by another company, Mag-Tech. Fujitsu let its application lapse, but revived its application. Apple has asked for more time to fight the application."

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 28 Jan 2010 17:34

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• bmlshane

  Just putting an "i" in front of a word, e.g. iword shouldn't be a allowed a copyright, as was the case of anyhow, which was used in common everyday conversation, until a cigarette company had it copyrighted but people still used it, so a whole sentence had to be copyrighted. You may be the first to see my iword.

  28.1.2010 21:14 #1

• mike.m

  All of this Copyright nonsense is just another way for these greedy companies to make an extra buck. They're basically Patent Trolls.

  28.1.2010 21:40 #2

• mitcho89

  i hope fujitsu wins. apple sucks

  28.1.2010 21:43 #3

• cyprusrom

  Apple should just name it iSuck, no worries, no one will contest that one...

  28.1.2010 22:55 #4

• KillerBug

  I bet they will have the same problem when they release the iRobot.

  28.1.2010 23:18 #5

• borhan9

  Nonsense over names. Fujitsu should just stick to making Air Conditioners :)

  28.1.2010 23:19 #6

• embo22000

  Originally posted by cyprusrom: Apple should just name it iSuck, no worries, no one will contest that one...At least they got the best mp3 player but that's about it.

  28.1.2010 23:21 #7

• cyprusrom

  Quote:Originally posted by cyprusrom: Apple should just name it iSuck, no worries, no one will contest that one...At least they got the best mp3 player but that's about it.And which is that best mp3 player? Define best when it comes to mp3 playback...

  28.1.2010 23:30 #8

• chris4160

  I had an idea to put newspapers on portable screens years ago, I should have patented it.

  29.1.2010 02:03 #9

• Tristan_2

  O_O Another company suing another for copyright seriously this is like the fifth this month and its not even February yet between keeping Acta a secret Corporations love to be sue happy.

  29.1.2010 10:18 #10

• ZippyDSM

  Government should charge them 1000X court fees to sort out these frivolous crap....

  29.1.2010 15:20 #11

• nintenut

  Quote:Originally posted by cyprusrom: Apple should just name it iSuck, no worries, no one will contest that one...At least they got the best mp3 player but that's about it.
  Highly debatable. I fear that you've opened a can of worms, my friend...

  30.1.2010 04:22 #12

• Joshewah

  Originally posted by mitcho89: i hope fujitsu wins. apple sucksSame.
  
  Apple pulls this kind of crap all the time. I hope they get a taste of their own spunk.

  30.1.2010 06:06 #13

• ZippyDSM

  Quote:Quote:Originally posted by cyprusrom: Apple should just name it iSuck, no worries, no one will contest that one...At least they got the best mp3 player but that's about it.
  Highly debatable. I fear that you've opened a can of worms, my friend...
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-_fL1lPRt8
  
  ..."like" sound qaulity?

  30.1.2010 06:23 #14

• scum101

  what a pointless bunch these companies are.. Fujitsu never even registered the name because somebody else had it before tham.. hahahahaha
  
  This is like me sueing a writer who has the same name as me for using my name on their books (which I could do as I have exactly the same name as a famous author, and I'm 3 years older) .. but I would expect it go get laughed right out of court..
  
  It's time the courts started taking a very firm line with these big business time wasting lawyers.. like how about a $100 million fine for being pointless bastards and wasting everybodys time and trouble.
  

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  30.1.2010 08:02 #15

• plazma247

  HEY FOOL, DONT STEAL MY NAME OR iSUE !!

  30.1.2010 14:03 #16

• nintenut

  Quote:Quote:Quote:Originally posted by cyprusrom: Apple should just name it iSuck, no worries, no one will contest that one...At least they got the best mp3 player but that's about it.
  Highly debatable. I fear that you've opened a can of worms, my friend...
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-_fL1lPRt8
  
  ..."like" sound qaulity?
  I rather enjoyed that.

  30.1.2010 16:39 #17

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by nintenut: Quote:Quote:Quote:Originally posted by cyprusrom: Apple should just name it iSuck, no worries, no one will contest that one...At least they got the best mp3 player but that's about it.
  Highly debatable. I fear that you've opened a can of worms, my friend...
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-_fL1lPRt8
  
  ..."like" sound qaulity?
  I rather enjoyed that.Foamy is awesome and his talents for that work rather well with the uber music store nazi. But then again he's more sane snob than nazi. LOL
  

  Until lobbying is a hanging offense I choose anarchy!
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  30.1.2010 18:13 #18

• ReneeChui

  I do not care as long as Apple lower the price of its iPad. I may get one.
  

  I prefer to wonder around Gindart

  3.2.2010 04:11 #19