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Heritage Guitar, Inc. v. Gibson Brands, Inc.
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1:20-cv-00229
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January 26, 2023
Gibson, Rival Guitar Maker Cut Deal To End IP, Antitrust Suit
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.
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December 21, 2022
Gibson Rival Can't Ax Trade Secret Counterclaims
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.
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June 07, 2022
Judge Shreds Gibson Guitar Co. Over 'Baseless' TM Claims
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."
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March 10, 2021
Gibson Must Face Rival's TM Suit Over Guitar Designs
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.