PRS Wins Court Battle Against Gibson

[imported_Bryan]

Word is that PRS has won the battle over the Single Cut!!
Here's an unconfirmed clip from the desicion:

III. CONCLUSION
With respect to Gibsonís trademark-infringement claim, we REVERSE the district courtís
decision granting summary judgment in favor of Gibson, REVERSE the district courtís decision
denying summary judgment in favor of PRS, and VACATE the permanent injunction issued by the
district court. We DENY all other claims and motions AS MOOT, and REMAND the case to the
district court with instructions that summary judgment be entered in favor of PRS on Gibsonís
trademark-infringement claim.

I'll post more when i have it.

[imported_Schroeder]

WOW!!! Congrats PRS!

[imported_Bryan]

Here's the official desicion:
http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/05a0387p-06.pdf

[imported_Bryan]

Heres the PRS press release:

Appellate Court Awards Victory to Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS) Over Gibson

In a long-pending trademark dispute between PRS Guitars and Gibson Guitars Corp., the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today reversed a lower court decision and ordered the dismissal of Gibson's suit against PRS. The decision also immediately vacates the injunction prohibiting the sale and production of PRSís award winning SinglecutÆ Guitar. Paul Reed Smith Guitars announced today that it will immediately resume production of its SinglecutÆ guitars.

Paul Smith, the founder of PRS, stated ìWe are delighted that the appellate court affirmed what we and the industry have long known: the PRS SinglecutsÆ are musical instruments of the highest quality that would never be confused with a competitorís product.î

In the litigation, Gibson alleged that concert goers in a smoky concert hall might not be able to differentiate a PRS SinglecutÆ from a Gibson Les Paul. The appellate court rejected that trademark theory out-of-hand, emphasizing Gibsonís concession in court arguments that ìonly an idiotî would confuse the two products at the point of sale.

William Coston, PRS lawyer, observed that the decision is a vindication of PRSí meritorious defense of unfounded allegations: ìWe agree with the Court and Gibsonís own counsel that ìonly an idiotî would be confused. Sadly, the injunction lasted too long and the court process was too long and costly, depriving consumers of the right to choose between the PRS SinglecutÆ and the Gibson Les Paul. We hope that Gibson will now compete in the marketplace and not use litigation to obtain unfair advantage

[imported_DrPCR]

Wow, now I cancel my JS BRW singlecut and get a PS PRS ;)

[imported_Bryan]

Wow, now I cancel my JS BRW singlecut and get a PS PRS ;)

No prob..I'll take that SC jasons building you.. :wink: :D

[imported_Schroeder]

I'll keep it!! Settled then! ;)

[imported_DrPCR]

Wow, now I cancel my JS BRW singlecut and get a PS PRS ;)

No prob..I'll take that SC jasons building you.. :wink: :D


NOT IF YOU don't want me to call my LAWYERS, ;)

You too Jason, I have a direct line to my lawyer... :)

You kidding, I'll take this guitar any day, besides if I put in PS SC order, I'll be a yr wait at least ;)

[imported_WHY_U_TRY]

thank god...now the prices on those SC's will go down...the asking price for a used one of those was wayyyyy too much IMO..it was getting a little out of hand...hopefully this will help settle the price on the older SC's now since they will be made again :lol: