No, the Dean camp does not take things lying down. It seems there's a fair bit of defence/ fight coming. They remind the world that their versions of the V & Z models were there for the taking back in 1976 & question why this is unfolding now.
From an intellectual property perspective, we note that Gibson had filed the V design trademark registration in April 1997.
The Explorer design was registered in the same month/ year, just a few days following the V documentation.
The way I see it, Gibson is pushing the courts for a legit recognition of its design which became increasingly difficult owing to commonality & the lack of perpetual protection. They are trying to show the courts the elements of infringement & design sharking should this be unaddressed. Dean is simply a scapegoat in all this considering the timing of things. You need not agree on this, it's just me coming from the legal end of how things are shaping up between these two guitar giants. I'm for mitigation, definitely. Legal proceedings are costly & subsequently affect the consumers as well.
No comments:
Post a Comment