GMAC Dismisses Suit Against LendingTree

Lending Tree Inc., Charlotte, N.C., has reported that General Motors Acceptance Corp. has dismissed a recently filed complaint alleging that LendingTree was attempting to trade on GMAC's reputation by using or appropriating GMAC's trademark as a domain name.LendingTree quoted GMAC counsel Charles H. Ellerbrock as stating, "Once we learned that LendingTree had not used 'GMAC' in an Internet domain name, we withdrew the complaint. LendingTree was very gracious about the whole thing." LendingTree, an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp., can be found online at http://www.lendingtree.com.