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[1], and lay claim to the domain by alleging cyber squatting; however, the computer company is named for its owner, Uzi Nissan, who founded his company when the car company was selling its export vehicles under the Datsun marque, though Nissan Motors has been trading under the name "Nissan Motors U.S.A." since its establishment in 1959.

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.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Nissan Motor vs. Nissan Computer. Nissan Computer Corporation. Retrieved on 2006-05-24.
  2. ^ Nissan vs. Nissan. IEEE Spectrum Careers. Retrieved on 2006-05-24.
  3. ^ Nissan Motor Co. v. Nissan Computer Corp., and the Evolving Law of Trademark Dilution on the Internet. TrademarkDilution.com. Retrieved on 2006-05-24.


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