The deadline has passed for affected firms to respond to Fender’s cease-and-desist letters over the production of S-style guitars – and the rebuttal reveals telling information on how Fender could be beaten.
After scoring a default ruling in the Regional Court of Dusseldorf earlier this year, Fender began issuing cease-and-desist letters via Bird & Bird attorneys to firms that it claimed were infringing on its apparent 'copyright' for the Stratocaster body shape.
