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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Dave W on February 03, 2023, 09:39:38 PM

Title: Gibson and Heritage settle
Post by: Dave W on February 03, 2023, 09:39:38 PM

Gibson and Heritage agree to end trademark and antitrust legal battle (https://guitar.com/news/industry-news/gibson-heritage-legal-battle-over-settlement-dismissal-trademark-antitrust/)

Play authentic.  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Gibson and Heritage settle
Post by: Dave W on April 13, 2023, 04:28:47 PM

Dean must now pay over $150,000 of Gibson’s legal costs (https://guitar.com/news/industry-news/dean-armadillo-must-pay-160000-gibon-legal-costs/)

Title: Re: Gibson and Heritage settle
Post by: uwe on April 14, 2023, 04:01:17 AM

That can only be a pittance of their actual legal costs, but cost retrieval obviously wasn't the point.

Will Dean now stop making Flying Vs or pay (compulsory?) license fees?

Title: Re: Gibson and Heritage settle
Post by: Dave W on April 14, 2023, 06:37:00 AM

Quote from: uwe on April 14, 2023, 04:01:17 AM

That can only be a pittance of their actual legal costs, but cost retrieval obviously wasn't the point.

Will Dean now stop making Flying Vs or pay (compulsory?) license fees?

 

That remains to be seen. My guess is that they'll stop.

Saw this at MLP with the comment "I mean whenever I see a Dean, I can’t help but wonder isn’t that a Gibson?????"  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

(https://www.mylespaul.com/attachments/cbf54060-5e7f-4ab6-9e9a-ab0fdeab05ff-jpeg.684275/)