With the dust around the newly-launched iPad barely settling, it appears Fujitsu is preparing to fight Apple over the iPad name. As MacRumors uncovered, prior to the launch of iPad, Apple had been filing for the iPad trademark in several countries, but not in the U.S. because that trademark was held by Fujitsu. Later investigation by MacRumors however uncovered that Apple had filed multiple extension requests to extend the allowed timeframe for Apple to oppose Fujitsu’s still-pending trademark application. That said, it does appear that Apple has finally filed for the iPad trademark in the U.S.
The New York Times is reporting that Fujitsu doesn’t intend to allow Apple to go unchallenged, hoping to protect the iPad name of Fujitsu’s retail inventory management device.
“It’s our understanding that the name is ours,” Masahiro Yamane, director of Fujitsu’s public relations division, said Thursday. He said Fujitsu was aware of Apple’s plans to sell the iPad tablet and that the company was consulting lawyers over next steps.
Apple still has until February 28th, 2010 to file its opposition agains Fujitsu’s iPad trademark application. Or they could just file for another extension.
This reminds me of the spat Apple and Cisco had over the “iPhone” name right after the introduction of the first iPhone in January 2007.
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