Fender pursues legal action to protect Stratocaster design
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Key Quotes
"It is almost like a guitar emoji."
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Key Entities
Organization
Fender
A famous electric guitar manufacturer from the United States and owner of the Stratocaster design.
Yamaha
A large musical instrument company from Japan that received a legal warning from Fender.
C.F. Martin & Co.ℹ️
The initiator of the Dreadnought shape for acoustic guitars.
Thomann
A large German musical instrument retailer that filed a counter-lawsuit against Fender.
Harley Bentonℹ️
A brand under Thomann that sells guitars with a shape similar to the Stratocaster.
Marks & Clerkℹ️
The firm where patent lawyer Philip Kappitt works.
Person
A world-class artist who used the Stratocaster guitar.
A world-class artist who used the Stratocaster guitar.
An artist seen using the Stratocaster design on stage in 1965.
Rhett Shull(เร็ตต์ ชูลล์)
A guitarist and YouTube creator with over 780,000 followers.
The founder of Fender and pioneer of the company's work.
Philip Kappitt(ฟิลิป คัปปิตต์)
A patent lawyer from Marks & Clerk.
Place
The region where a German court granted copyright protection for the Stratocaster shape.
A growing guitar market that could be affected by the legal outcome in Europe.
A growing guitar market that could be affected by the legal outcome in Europe.
The country where the court ruled on the Stratocaster copyright protection.