News: Legal
January 30, 2023
Gibson, Heritage Drop Legal Claims
Gibson and Heritage have agreed to drop all legal claims against each other after reportedly reaching a confidential settlement. In a Jan. 30 statement, Gibson…
December 29, 2022
L-Acoustics Counterfeiters Get Prison Sentences
In partnership with Chinese authorities, L-Acoustics was recently involved with tracking down five counterfeiters who were subsequently found guilty and…
December 03, 2022
Judgement Finds InMusic Infringed Roland’s Drum Tech Patents
Roland has announced that a judgment has been rendered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in the lawsuit which Roland filed against…
August 01, 2022
Armadillo Owner Speaks Out on Executive Change
A letter sent to the press on August 1 from Pam Rubinson, owner of Armadillo Enterprises and wife of the late founder Elliott Rubinson, disclosed that her son,…
April 25, 2022
Ciari Guitars Expands Patent Portfolio with In-Airport Guitar Lounge
Ciari Guitars announced the expansion of its global patent portfolio with the issuance of US Patent No. 11,306,498 for “In-Airport Guitar Kiosk and Related…
February 21, 2022
Online Tool Launched for Travel with Instruments Containing CITES-protected Species
Earlier this month, Pearle Live Performance Europe and the International Federation of Musicians announced the launch of their joint website “Traveling with…
September 27, 2021
Warwick Wins Legal Dispute with Gibson
Warwick has announced on Sept. 22 the Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Gibson against a judgement of the Hamburg Higher Regional Court revolving…
November 05, 2020
Sweetwater and Gibson Report Theft of Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom Silverburst Guitars
A pallet of new Gibson Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom Silverburst guitars has been stolen from a Sweetwater Music truck at the Flying J Travel Center in…