It looks like Apple has made yet another mess in its trademark department.  A few years ago Apple launched a revolutionary new telephone, only to get mired down in the fact that Cisco already had a registration for IPHONE for computer hardware and software for providing integrated telephone communication with computerized global information networks.  Apparently Apple was able to work out a deal and get its own registration.

Having already been through that mess, you think Apple would have thought through the IPAD a little more carefully.  The problem is that Fujitsu Transactions Solutions already has a pending trademark for IPAD and has use going back more than 8 years.  Of course, Apple has filed for an extension to oppose Fujitsu's mark.  Apple's likely position will be that it owns anything with an I in front of it.  The odds of winning on that ground seem pretty slim.  Thus, Apple will probably pay off another company.  One wonders why not put a little more effort on the front end to naming your products so you avoid trademark conflicts.