Dell sues Dell over Web hosting site

A Web designer called Paul Dell says the American computer manufacturer is taking him to court because he created dellwebsites.com

Paul Dell, a Web site designer based in Minorca, claimed on Tuesday that he is being sued in France by US computer manufacturer Dell.

Mr Dell told ZDNet UK that Dell is suing him because he launched a Web design site in April 2001 called dellwebsites.com.

According to Mr Dell, the computer manufacturer accuses him of “trademark infringement, unfair competition and acts of parasitism, to the detriment of the American company Dell,” which itself used to run a site called Dellhost, a hosting services company aimed at SMEs.

However, Dell the computer manufacturer was unable to confirm whether it was taking Mr Dell to court.

Full story: ZDNet UK