Subj : Fender guitar lawsuits in Europe
To   : All
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Jun 10 2026 02:34 pm

For anyone here who plays guitar - Recently I heard some news about Fender that Fender has filed lawsuits in Europe against other manufacturers who make guitars similar to Fender's Stratocaster.  The Stratocaster guitar shape is now public domain in the US, so Fender can't legally do anything about that in the US, but that's not the case in Europe, and it seems Fender wants to take legal action to prevent other guitar makers from selling Strat-like guitars in Europe.

It seems like an odd move, as Fender is only doing this now..

Nightfox
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