Legal Opinion
Gibson Guitar Corp. v. Paul Reed Smith Guitars, LP
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided July 2, 2004No. 3:00-1079PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HAYNES, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Gibson Guitar Corporation, filed this action for damages and injunctive relief under the Trademark Act of 1946, the' Lanham Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq. against Defendant Paul Reed Smith, LP (“PRS”). Gibson asserts claims for trademark infringement, counterfeiting, unfair competition and trademark dilution. Gibson’s claims involve its “Les Paul” single cutaway guitar with a body design for which Plaintiff has an incontestable registered trademark. PRS manufactures and sells a PRS “Singlecut” guitar with a design that allegedly…
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