Nissan Motors v. Nissan Computer

Nissan Motors v. Nissan Computer
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Full case name Nissan Motor Co., a Japanese corporation;  Nissan North America, Inc., a California corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Nissan Computer Corporation, a North Carolina corporation;  The Internet Center Inc., a North Carolina corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
Decided6 August 2004 (2004-08-06)[1]
Court membership
Judges sittingStephen S. Trott
Pamela Ann Rymer
Sidney Runyan Thomas

Nissan Motors v. Nissan Computer was a lengthy court case between the two parties over use of the name Nissan and the domain name nissan.com.[2] The case has received national attention in the U.S.[3][4][5]

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  3. ^ Leonard, Andrew (3 June 2002). "Nissan vs. Nissan". Salon. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Nissan vs. Nissan". IEEE Spectrum Careers. Archived from the original on 2 December 2005. Retrieved 24 May 2006.
  5. ^ "Nissan Motor Co. v. Nissan Computer Corp., and the Evolving Law of Trademark Dilution on the Internet". TrademarkDilution.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2006.