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Thomann takes legal action against Fender over cease-and-desist demands
Thomann announced legal action against Fender over the Stratocaster-shape cease-and-desist campaign, arguing that decades of S-style reinterpretation have shaped the guitar market and that the issue should be clarified in court. The move is especially significant because Thomann’s Harley Benton house brand is directly caught up in the dispute and Thomann frames the action as a stand for brand diversity, innovation and the wider guitar industry.
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This note is one entry in the AltGuitar Legal Timeline — a chronological record of the Fender-style guitar-shape dispute, court rulings, cease-and-desist reports and market reactions. See the full timeline for the surrounding context.
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