Subj : Re: Fender guitar lawsuits in Europe
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Adept
Date : Sat Jun 13 2026 10:46 am

 pF>  Ad> I _think_ you mean patents, though I think these may be getting into
 pF>  Ad> some more nebulous concepts where it's not especially either.
 pF> 
 pF> I think you're right - I suppose I was thinking of implied consent - if
 pF> you don't actively pursue remedies, that could hamper your ability to
 pF> sue companies for patent infringement?

Now that I think about it, what I _probably_ should have corrected with is "trademark", as I think that best fits what you're saying.

And that would also not have an expiration date (so long as it's defended), unlike patents. (or theoretically copyright, but copyright length is long enough to be de facto unlimited).

 pF> I am most obviously not a lawyer.

Yeah, and probably most importantly here, no one here is a lawyer for Fender or whomever they're suing.

But I haven't really looked much into the legal arguments they're making.

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