Nissan Computer
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Nissan Computer Corporation provides sales and service of personal computers, servers, computer parts, and internet hosting and development. Nissan Computer found itself embroiled in a legal battle with Nissan Motors
over the use of the name Nissan and the domain name nissan.com. Nissan Motors considers Nissan Computer's use of the name to be trademark dilution
, and lay claim to the domain by alleging cyber squatting. However, the computer company is named after its owner, Uzi Nissan.
The case has received national attention in the United States
as it has the potential to redefine trademark law as it applies to the internet.
Nissan Motors
, usually shortened to Nissan , is a multinational automaker headquartered in Japan. It was a core member of the Nissan Group, but has become more independent after its restructuring under Carlos Ghosn ....
over the use of the name Nissan and the domain name nissan.com. Nissan Motors considers Nissan Computer's use of the name to be trademark dilution
Trademark dilution
Trademark dilution is a trademark law concept giving the owner of a famous trademark standing to forbid others from using that mark in a way that would lessen its uniqueness. In most cases, trademark dilution involves an unauthorized use of another's trademark on products that do not compete with,...
, and lay claim to the domain by alleging cyber squatting. However, the computer company is named after its owner, Uzi Nissan.
The case has received national attention in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as it has the potential to redefine trademark law as it applies to the internet.