Larry David owned Dean? Your sense of humor is lousy.

Great video! Does Dimarzio's protection of their trademark make a difference when comparing the two cases? Gibson under Norlin didn't seem to get sue happy over trademarks until the Japanese LP copies got out of hand in the late 70s.

I sort of question your budgeting, and sort of agree with you. Yes, pretrial activity leading up to the first day of trial is the bulk of the expense. But a new trial doesn't start over as if it was the first day of trial again. You back up to a few weeks or months before that first day. Sometimes you have to retake expert depositions because in the five years since the trial an expert or two have passed away. There might be something about the appellate ruling that requires limited additional discovery. All those in limine motions are getting filed again. If Gibson is using a Big Law firm, they've got a partner on the file billing at more than $1k per hour, with probably three or four additional attorneys who bill at between $600 and $900 per hour. And with Big Law comes things like getting to pay a second time for the preparation of a motion in limine on issue X or Y, so you get to repay some of those prep costs. And some of that repayment is totally legit-I've got to read through all the depos again a few times so that all that stuff is at my fingertips again. If I had to guess, Phil has talked to someone who has seen a budget estimate of $3M, which probably constitutes a Big Law firm covering their butt by laying out the budget for a worst case scenario. So I agree that Phil's number is probably not real, but if Gibson is using Big Law on this case, I wouldn't be surprised for the retrial to cost seven figures. Low seven figures, like right at $1.0M, or maybe $1.2M. But I'd doubt they'd bring the trial at something like $300,000. Now, if Gibson is using a small, boutique firm that runs their cases a lot tighter, then yes, they might get through a retrial for $300,00 or $400,000. It's not an unreasonable estimate-but it depends wildly on who is billing and who is willing to pay those bills.

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As a guitarist I can tell the difference between a Gibson Les Paul and it's Epiphone counterpart even if it has the open book headstock. And everything else is easier to tell from there. Price point considered the consumer these days still has a better chance of buying a Chibson than mistaking any other brand for one.

Nice video. Thank you. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

I like both brands. But im with dean on this.

Awesome, informative video. Can Dean now resume making the V and Z models? Or is the injunction still in place?

The Fifth Circuit issues some really bizarre rulings. But this one is exactly right.

I'm guessing it won't have a huge impact on DiMarzio. I knew about them way before I knew about their double-creme trademark. Sure, it's a nice-to-have as a trademark, but it's not gamebreaking. I could literally just buy bobbin-toppers to get the same look if I wanted to.

What about “Chibsons?” Wouldn’t/couldn’t DEAN use the influx of these guitars as part of generic bias, as well as Gibsons lack of defending their trademarks and patents against those companies, as a defence for DEAN? - Gibson has to go after everyone… not just 1 company.

While it wasn't on par with Roe v Wade - it was surprising. Looking good in the suit!

This might be a dumb question. Do these trade marks ever run out? Like patterns do. After enough years will any company be able to use a Gibson head stock?

The yard buckers are just standard spec custombuckers with white bobbins

How much did Gibson win ? How much did Gibson pay for court costs and lawyer fees for both sides ?

If this would result in a judgement against DiMarzio, would DiMarzio have grounds to bring legal action, or complaints to the bar association against that lawyer?

Gibson already started selling double cream humbuckers a year or so ago, but they’re calling them “double classic white.” They only used them on ‘57 classics, and they sold out immediately. In your opinion, was this some kind of legal test? I know they filed to cancel DiMarzio’s trademark in 2023.

I don't think I want a Gibson anymore

This is silly.

You are a shill for Gibson.

Too many attorneys talking too much nonsense.

Hate Gibson. Another company riding the coattails of their betters.

Really Flying V Les Paul SG Mustang or whatever the shape of the guitar you're bitching about that's absolutely nothing to do with the sound fingerboard length what sizes a well cut nut a decent bridge and saddle pickups I really don't have to be the best pick up position can't help and you want to own a v forever why not a W and Z you are just the old Perrier water. If it wasn't for slash there would be no more Les Paul besides Rock and Roll is dead. What was the song rock and roll will never die. wooden saw the wood shaping and treatment and paint those have not much to do with the guitar there's plenty of new shapes you could go to and hold people off for at least 16 years