Late last week Apple acquired the iPad trademark from Fujitsu. The iPad trademark was applied for by Fujitsu in 2003 but was declared abandoned by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in early 2009, only to be re-opened by Fujitsu the following June.
Apple was assigned the trademark on March 17, 2010 under serial number 76497338.
No details are available of communications or exchanges between Apple and Fujitsu, whether Apple purchased the trademark or was assigned it remains speculation.