Gibson loses V trademark in EU

[rich85]

Gibson loses Flying V trademark case in EU court

A judgement in the EU General Court finds Gibson's Flying V body shape has “no demonstration of distinctive character

guitar.com

Well then........

 

[TheX]

Of all the various V's over the years, this is the one for me.

 

[Norton]

Shades of things to come.

 

[Tim Fezziwig]

Good, screw Gibby, not this guy,

my #1.

 

[Shred Astaire]

Looks more like an A anyway.

 

[TheX]

Looks more like an A anyway.

Hahaha, I will forever see the letter A from this point on. Ruined the Flying V name for me in one post.

 

[MikeyTheCat]

Good, screw Gibby, not this guy,
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Why do I feel disturbed by that picture of Fez and his Ashton?

Gibson loses Flying V trademark case in EU court

A judgement in the EU General Court finds Gibson's Flying V body shape has “no demonstration of distinctive character

guitar.com

Well then........

I didn't even think they had one in the EU as I don't think they had one on the SG.

 

[Olds442]

 

[Crotch]

Gibson. A day late and a few million dollars short. Kinda makes me lol a little.

 

[SFK]

Fuckin" A.

 

[Tone deaf]

You need to consider the fact that they only filed for the patent in 2010.

 

[Tim Fezziwig]

 

[KSG_Standard]

You need to consider the fact that they only filed for the patent in 2010.

That's in the EU Trademark bureaucracy, correct? The EU system didn't come about fully until the mid to late 1990s...I think. Did Gibson file any Trademarks in any of the individual countries prior to that?

 

[Tone deaf]

That's in the EU Trademark bureaucracy, correct? The EU system didn't come about fully until the mid to late 1990s...I think. Did Gibson file any Trademarks in any of the individual countries prior to that?

Good question. If not, by 2010, the cat was already out of the bag. In most cases, you have to file preemptively.

 

[JTM45]

Not sure how they can say it doesn’t have distinctive character, looks like a Gibson Flying V to me

 

[Dolebludger]

Actually, the V (regardless of who makes it) does have some distinctive character compared to other shapes. You cannot play the V sitting down.

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

(and you can play a V sitting down, you hold it like a Classical with the notch of the V pushed against your right leg)

 

[Shred Astaire]

Actually, the V (regardless of who makes it) does have some distinctive character compared to other shapes. You cannot play the V sitting down.

Yeah you can. I do it often.

 

[rxbandit]

Looks more like an A anyway.

"In completely unrelated news, Gibson immediately re-files to trademark the "Flying A" model"

 

[Jymbopalyse]