Judge Awards More Than $4M In Fees, Costs To Gibson For Guitar Shape Infringement

( October 15, 2026, 1:47 PM EDT) -- SHERMAN, Texas — In an amended memorandum opinion, a Texas federal judge awarded guitar maker Gibson Inc. more than $4 million in attorney fees and costs from a company a jury held infringed trademarked guitar shapes, finding that fees were warranted based on the jury’s finding that the defendant entity intentionally infringed and counterfeited the trademarks....