Fender / FMIC have just announced their lawsuit win in a court in Germany that will change everything about the guitar industry. Effectively as of the 9th of March 2026 Fender has EU copyright protection on the Fender Stratocaster body shape. That means that guitars using that shape from brands like Schecter, ESP, Suhr, James Tyler, Jet and many, many more are now in breach of Fenders copyright and are effectively Illegal. Fender press release
https://spotlight.fender.com/newsroom...
Fenders Trademark attempts
https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?p...
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