Apple facing trademark challenge over iPad

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Launched with the customary media hype, Apple's new iPad tablet computer may be in for a rough ride when it comes to trademark protection.rnFujitsu has said that it has already applied for the IPAD name in the US for its multifunction hand-held device which helps shop clerks verify prices, check real-time inventory data and close sales on the go.rnThe Japanese company first applied for the mark with the US Patent and Trademark Office in 2003, but the mark was never approved and was eventually listed as "abandoned" because a company called Mag-Tek had already claimed the trademark rights to IPAD for its line of PIN-entry keypads.