In 2014, it filed a similar case against British rival JHS, and the company is currently litigating two separate lawsuits against Heritage Guitar Inc. In 2010, Gibson filed suit against Wal-Mart, Target, Amazon and others for selling look-alike guitars under different brand names. Beyond typical trademarks on its name and logo, Gibson claims the actual shapes of its guitars themselves as proprietary branding – and it hasn’t hesitated to go to court to stop others that it claims are infringing those rights. NFTs might be a new venture for Gibson, but the company is no stranger to trademark law. A seventh application covers the shape of a guitar’s headstock, and an eighth covers a truss rod cover. Gibson’s trademark applications cover the body shapes of six different guitars: the Les Paul, Flying V, Thunderbird, SG, Explorer, and either the ES-330 or ES-335. And on Monday, John Lennon’s son Julian Lennon said he would sell an NFT of several of his father’s guitars, including a Gibson Les Paul 25/50. Earlier this month, Keith Richards said he would auction off an NFT of a hand-signed, Gibson ES-335 electric-acoustic guitar. Iconic rockers have also sold NFTs of their historic guitars, including Gibsons. Priced at $100 a pop, ESP sold 30 NFTs each for three of its guitars, like the ESP USA M-I FR-DLX Skulls & Crows Limited Edition.
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In November, ESP Guitars launched a series of NFTs consisting of digital versions of some of its guitars. Now, guitar brands like Gibson appear to be getting into the mix. The Weeknd, Eminem, Kings of Leon, Grimes, Shawn Mendes and many other artists have debuted their own NFTs over the past year.
The filings were first noticed by Josh Gerben, an attorney at the trademark-focused law firm Gerben Perrott PLLC.Īrt and collectibles tied to NFTs – essentially digital versions of the certificates of authenticity you’d get when you buy paintings or rare memorabilia – have exploded in popularity over the past two years, including in the music industry. A spokeswoman for Gibson declined to comment on the applications or offer more info on company’s plans. They were filed as so-called intent-to-use applications, meaning Gibson has not yet launched any products but has a serious intention to do so. 14, contain little additional detail on Gibson’s plans. FEWOCiOUS Teams Up With Billboard for Exclusive ChartStars NFT Drop
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