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Friday, January 29, 2010

Fujitsu Says it Owns Rights to 'iPad' Name, Not Apple

By Sarah Jacobsson, Jan 28, 2010

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.

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