Looks like apple has done a strategical move here, issuing the iPad right after fujitsu's trademark had expired. As this is what we study in law, might be an interesting case.
Masahiro Yamane, PR head at Fujitsu, made an astonishing assertion by saying he did not believe the rights to the iPad trademark would belong to Apple. He outlined that Fujitsu had applied for an iPad trademark as early as in 2003 and also that its current business PDA matches perfectly the mobile communicator description used by Apple. Although Fujitsu has lost its trademark since spring this year, the company did not loose hope to use the name.
Yamane told the New York Times that the name iPad belongs to Fujitsu. The company is consulting its lawyers to see what could be done, although it seems that without the trademark there is not much legal basis to get satisfaction. In June, Fujitsu re-applied for the trademark but has been immediately contested by Apple at the US Patent and Trademark Office. Fujitsu neither can claim prior use of the trademark as another company, named Mag-Tech, had already applied for it. Apple has time until the end of this month to file eventual formal objection to Fujitsu’s trademark.
10 comments:
damn boy!!! i find it unfair...that's why i dont like the apple company at all - they are all bastards!!!
What do you think is going to happen? What would be the best move (strategically) in this case?
the best move is that they must take action against them....legal action, they have to sue those evil apple!!!
In my humble opinion that would just be money waste on lawyers. Don’t you think Mr. Elgharissi?
i think that they will know once they have tried, and see the outcome.
As I understand that Fujitsu have the argument that they did not have time, but they were about to renew their patent. So I guess fujitsu will try to do something, legally or not, but i think Apple will pay.
As I understand that Fujitsu have the argument that they did not have time, but they were about to renew their patent. So I guess fujitsu will try to do something, legally or not, but i think Apple will pay.
The question here is: Did Apple Inc. infringe the law? No, they just took advantage of the situation. So that would not be illegal at all! What do you think buddy?
well i guess we should maybe discuss it with kevin in class....
Good idea!
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