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April 20, 2005
Nissan's Appeal Over Website Rejected
Nissan's Appeal Over Website Rejected: " A refreshing ruling in the right to hold domain names whose content will not confuse the consumer as to the source of a product or service. Also a win against those who try to use the anti cybersquatting consumer protection act as a club wielded by bullies to take names that were registered first by others for their non infringing uses. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. in its fight to block a North Carolina man from using his Nissan.net and Nissan.com websites to sell ads and make disparaging comments. Nissan Motor, which has trademarked its name, says Uzi Nissan is diverting consumers looking for the automaker's website. The justices made no comment in rejecting the appeal, included on a list of orders released in Washington. The case now returns to U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, where the two sides are still battling over additional issues. Nissan North America, the automaker's U.S. unit, is headquartered in Gardena. Uzi Nissan, who has used his last name in connection with various businesses since the 1980s, registered the Internet domain names in 1994 and 1996 to advertise a computer sales and service business, Nissan Computer Corp. More here
Posted by mikki at April 20, 2005 12:02 AM
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