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Phil Weller

“It is clear that lawsuits like this in the guitar industry are just not worth the time and expense”: Dean owner issues response to court loss over Gibson trademark verdict

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Dean has responded to a federal jury’s decision to back Gibson in its copyright infringement battle against the Razorback luthier, branding it a “complex verdict”.

The two firms have regularly locked legal horns in recent years after Gibson filed a lawsuit against Armadillo Enterprises , the owner of Dean Guitars in 2019. It claimed that Dean's use of Flying V, Explorer, and SG guitar shapes infringed upon its copyright.

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