Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Consequently, Gibson’s sales began to suffer. In 1957, Gibson president Ted McCarty decided that Gibson needed to restore its ...

After Gibson lost its appeal against the loss of its trademark on the Flying V guitar body shape in the European Union in June, it’s lost another trademark with the Firebird body shape. The decision ...

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 ...

Jurors said Dean infringed Gibson's famous guitar designs, but awarded the company just $4,000 in damages. By Bill Donahue A federal jury mostly sided with Gibson Brands on Friday (May 27) in a ...

Indianapolis music store owner Amos Arthur took a chance in 1958 and ordered a new, odd-shaped electric guitar. The instrument made by Gibson didn’t have the gently rounded body that had been the ...

Today is the 53rd birthday of the Gibson Flying V, which since its debut has become synonymous with metal and hard rock of all stripes. The image of that V-shape is as iconic as the power chords it ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Music store owner Amos Arthur took a chance in 1958 and ordered a new, odd-shaped electric guitar. The instrument made by Gibson didn’t have the gently rounded body that had been the ...