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)
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. The case has received national attention in the U.S.