Gibson and Heritage Settle Ongoing Trademark Dispute
Gibson Brands and Heritage Guitar officially finalized a settlement agreement after a years-long legal battle over alleged trademark infringement. Nashville-based Gibson and Kalamazoo's own Heritage settled a complaint which the latter company filed in March 2020. The action has been dismissed with prejudice, by order of Judge Hala Y. Jarbou. The plaintiff business was founded in 1985 by former Gibson staffers, after their previous employer relocated the company to Tennessee in 1976. […]