News: Legal
November 26, 2024
Gibson Hits Trump Guitars With Cease-And-Desist
Gibson Guitars has issued a cease-and-desist order to 16 Creative, the company behind Trump Guitars, for alleged trademark infringement. The controversy centers…
July 15, 2024
PRS, Ted McCarty Family Drop ‘Theodore’ Trademark Dispute with Gibson
PRS Guitars has announced it has withdrawn its objection to Gibson’s registration of the “Theodore” trademark. PRS continues to hold dear and protect its…
July 09, 2024
Dean Guitars Attains Win in Appeal Against Gibson
Dean Guitars has announced a significant legal victory in its long-standing trademark dispute with Gibson Brands, Inc. The U.S. Court of Appeals in the 5th…
May 13, 2024
Sam Ash Files for Chapter 11
Sam Ash Music filed for Chapter 11 on May 8 in bankruptcy court in New Jersey. This move comes after the company announced on May 2 it would be closing all of…
December 16, 2023
Graph Tech Reaches Settlement with Steel Series
Graph Tech Guitar Labs has reached an out-of-court settlement with Steel Series, a Denmark-based manufacturer of gaming peripherals and headsets, regarding the…
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…
