Bill Guess
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Liability And Legal Issues With Copying Guitars
Bill Guess replied to LGM Guitars's topic in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat
Hi, Here's a good link toward headstocks: http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2005/01/rec...ess-rights.html And as some have posted "trade dress" is the issue. Patents expire after 17 years (before '96 I think) but now 20 years after filing. I am a guitar builder and have applied for U.S. patent protection. I do my own patent work. Nothin' to it. Also trademarks do not expire as long as the product remains for sale. Anyway this looks like a cool forum, glad I found it. Bill Guess