tedtan
Well-Known Member
Fender’s suits were about the headstock shape and/or logo, though, not the body shapes, whereas Gibson has gone after manufacturers that make a guitar that looks too close in shape to one of their designs which is what this Dean lawsuit is about: the shape of the Dean V and Explorer style guitars.Fender were the ones who sued Tokai, Schecter, and ESP in the late 70's/early 80's as well, not just Gibson.
Don’t get me wrong, while I don’t mind a manufacturer having a design patent on a new design for period of maybe ten or fifteen years or so, having that design patent 60+ years on is pretty stupid. But that’s where we are.
(And I realize that you know this, I’m just elaborating for others).