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“We urge Fender to stop issuing cease and desist demands against manufacturers, distributors and dealers and to return to a fair, cooperative partnership”: Thomann, the world’s largest music retailer, is suing Fender
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Thomann, whose own brand Harley Benton is caught up in the Stratocaster cease-and-desist dispute, says it is engaging in legal action on behalf of the entire guitar industry
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Thomann sues Fender over Stratocaster cease and desist letters
CEO Hans Thomann said in a statement: “Many of those affected do not have the financial and legal means to conduct such a legal dispute. We therefore see it as our responsibility to have this matter clarified in court not only for our own company, but for all parties involved.”
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Thomann is suing Fender over its recent campaign of cease-and-desist regarding alleged infringement on the Stratocaster body shape. The retailer has also confirmed that its sub-brand Harley Benton has received a letter over its own guitars.
Per a statement published by Thomann, the brand said it has been following the development of Fender’s cease-and-desist campaign “with great concern,” and noted that the original legal decision that empowered the letters was a default judgement, delivered when the defendant did not appear in court. The statement continues: “On this basis, Fender is now attempting to enforce a fundamental copyright claim to the body shape of the Stratocaster and is simultaneously taking action against European dealers and manufacturers. American manufacturers who sell their instruments in Europe, however, are also affected.”
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