Enligt Mac Rumors har ett företag vid namn IP Application Development registrerat namnet iPad och att LLC computing som registrerat iSlate gjort desamma på olika marknader.

Nya rykten vad gäller namnet på Apple’s kommande tablet alltså. Företaget IP Application Development förkortas ju just snyggt IPAD. Eftersom iPad låter mera som iPod och därför med Apple likt får man väl hoppas på detta namn för iSlate iallafall som så fyndigt kan uttlas ”is late”. Läs hela inlägget på Mac Rumors.

• A search in the Canadian trademark database reveals that Apple’s dummy corporation Slate Computing, LLC also applied for a trademark for ”iPad” under the categories of handheld mobile digital electronic devices with a broad range of applications.

• Very similar trademark applications for ”iPad” were also filed in Europe and Hong Kong in July. The European filing listed a UK law firm while the Hong Kong application listed a company called IP Application Development, LLC which is located in Delaware.

• Based on a source who claims to have knowledge of Apple’s plans, we found that this unknown company has been active again in the past week with new iPad trademark applications in New Zealand and Australia. The filing dates for these latest trademark applications are from Friday, January 15th, 2010.