January 26, 2023
Guitar maker Gibson Brands and its longtime rival founded by ex-employees have agreed to settle claims accusing the former of anticompetitive actions and counterclaims accusing the latter of trade secret theft, the parties told a Michigan federal court Tuesday.
December 21, 2022
A Michigan federal judge Wednesday refused to toss guitar maker Gibson Brands' trade secret counterclaims against a longtime rival founded by ex-employees, saying Gibson was allowed to add new counterclaims in answer to an amended complaint.
June 07, 2022
A federal judge in Michigan said the company that owns the design of the iconic Gibson guitar will have to face antitrust claims from a longtime rival founded by ex-employees, repeatedly calling Gibson's trademark counterclaims "objectively baseless."
March 10, 2021
Guitar maker Gibson Brands Inc. can't dodge most of a trademark lawsuit over whether rival Heritage Guitar Inc. violated a settlement agreement by making guitars that resembled Gibson's "Les Paul" design, a Michigan federal judge ruled Wednesday.