Country Singer Keith Urban has filed a lawsuit against painter Keith Urban, claiming the painter from New Jersey’s website is in violation of federal trademark laws. The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court, says Keith D. Urban of Wayne, N.J., is using his keithurban.com Domain Name in a deceptive manner and for commercial purposes.

The site contains the statement: "You have reached the site of Keith Urban. To those who don’t know, oil painting is one of my hobbies." It then directs viewers to a gallery of paintings where a limited edition of prints for sale are on offer.

Urban — whose Web address is keithurban.net — believes that the New Jersey man is intentionally misleading people into believing the Web site belongs to him and is selling merchandise as if it were the singer’s own.

He has accused the painter of federal trademark infringement, dilution of a federally registered trademark, federal unfair competition and violation of the anti-cybersquatting consumer protection act and the Tennessee consumer protection act.

There was no response from the New Jersey Urban when an e-mail sent Tuesday through his Web site seeking comment.

Instead of specifying monetary damages, the lawsuit seeks transfer of the address to the 39-year-old country singer and an injunction barring the painter from operating a Web site that suggests any relationship with him.

Urban, whose full name is Keith Lionel Urban, married Nicole Kidman last year and recently completed three months of treatment for alcohol abuse.

His hits include "Stupid Boy", "Making Memories of Us" and "Who Wouldn’t Want to Be Me", and he is preparing to launch a world tour this spring for his latest album, "Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing".