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Gibson, Inc. v. Armadillo Distribution Enterprises, Inc. et al
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October 21, 2025
Gibson Eyes Guitar TM Retrial After $1 Win Upped To $168K
Guitar giant Gibson has asked a Texas federal judge to grant a third trial on trademark infringement claims over its iconic guitar shapes, despite getting a $1 win raised to around $168,000.
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September 23, 2025
Gibson Gets $1 Guitar TM Award Upped To $168K
After a Texas federal jury awarded guitar maker Gibson just $1 in damages from a Florida-based competitor found to have infringed trademarks for its iconic guitar shapes, a federal judge increased the award to just over $168,000 in disgorgement of profits earned through infringement.
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March 21, 2025
Gibson Gets Infringement Finding Plus $1 In Guitar TM Retrial
A Texas federal jury on Friday found that a Florida-based guitar maker infringed Gibson Brands Inc.'s trademarks on shapes of some of its famous guitars like the Flying V and Explorer but handed Gibson $1 after finding that it delayed bringing its claims.
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April 12, 2023
Lack Of 'Basic' Info Sinks Gibson's Fees Bid In Guitar TM Case
A Texas federal judge has denied a request for attorneys fees from guitar maker Gibson Brands Inc. in its successful trademark infringement lawsuit against a Florida-based competitor, citing a "lack of basic documentation" from the company's lawyers about the work they performed.
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March 03, 2023
Texas Judge Finds Guitar Co. Out Of Tune With TM Order
A Texas federal judge ruled a Florida guitar maker in civil contempt Friday for continuing to list and sell its Dean V and Dean Z electric guitars for several weeks after it was barred from doing so in a trademark fight with Gibson Brands Inc.
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July 29, 2022
Gibson Gets Permanent Injunction After 'Flying V' TM Win
A Texas federal judge has permanently enjoined a Florida guitar maker from selling several guitars after a jury found they infringed the trademark on Gibson Brands Inc.'s Flying V guitar and other iconic models, ruling that Gibson is entitled to the injunction even though it waited decades to assert its rights.
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May 27, 2022
Texas Jury Hands Victory To Gibson In Guitar TM Fight
A Texas federal jury held Friday that a Florida guitar maker sold counterfeit guitars that infringed the trademark on Gibson Brands Inc.'s Flying V guitar and other iconic models, and shot down the rival's efforts to cancel several Gibson trademarks as generic.