Although this Flying V reached final assembly in 1969, it appears to have begun life at the Gibson factory years earlier. The vast majority of late-60s Flying Vs share identical pickguards and ...

While Gibson pursues protection of its Flying V body shape in the US - most notably by filing a lawsuit against Dean Guitars - the company won’t be able to trademark the electric guitar shape in the ...

Gibson first started action toward trademarking the body shape back in 2010 and was initially granted a patent application for the Flying V with the European Union Intellectual Property Office ...

For instance, the jury decision finds that Gibson should have known Dean Guitars was selling product using its Explorer and Flying V marks as early as 1976 and 1977—the first two years of the ...

The ruling in Gibson's favor comes after a two-week trial with Dean Guitars over trademarks for the Flying V body shape, the Explorer body shape, the ES body shape, and the SG body shape.

Gibson Guitars, Inc., the maker of iconic guitars like the Gibson Les Paul, the ES335, the "Flying V" and the Explorer has won a lawsuit saying the shape is part and parcel with the brand.

Sweetwater offers a rare opportunity to own the iconic Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V guitar at an unbeatable price! Originally priced at $14,999, it’s now available for only $8,999—a massive ...

In fact, the 1958-59 korina Flying V is one of the most expensive guitars on the vintage market valued between $200,000 and $250,000. That's like $100k per triangle!

Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner Unveils New Gibson Signature Model Flying V Custom Guitar Jon Hadusek. The signature axe is limited to 100 pieces and comes in a striking Pelham Blue finish.

Following the ruling, Gibson provided Guitar Player with the following statement: “Yesterday, a 3-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals remanded the Gibson v Armadillo case for retrial.

In partnership with Gibson Custom Shop, Epiphone is bringing the genre-defining sound of Metallica's early albums to every stage with the Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V – a painstaking recreation of ...