Edit: There was a lawsuit in 1982 in the UK between Fender and Tokai through their proxies. As a result of that lawsuit, Tokai had to change its logo which contained the word "Strat". It transitioned immediately to a block logo in the UK and to a script logo in much of the rest of the world. By mid 1983 guitars sold in the UK also featured the script logo. The block logo and the script logo turn out to be older logos that were resurrected.
Were there ever any actually legal actions by Gibson or Fender against Tokai in the late 70s/early 80s?
By Gibson possibly around the "Les Paul" name used in association with Tokai guitars, or by Fender a few years later re: use of the term "Strat", the headstock shape, the Spaghetti logo, or anything else?
I have read various things on here, but have not seen any documents along these lines.
Wondering what actually happened that led to obvious changes in the Les Paul/Les Paul Reborn/Love Rock name and the change in the Springy/Goldstar logo and headstock?
Were there ever any actually legal actions by Gibson or Fender against Tokai in the late 70s/early 80s?
By Gibson possibly around the "Les Paul" name used in association with Tokai guitars, or by Fender a few years later re: use of the term "Strat", the headstock shape, the Spaghetti logo, or anything else?
I have read various things on here, but have not seen any documents along these lines.
Wondering what actually happened that led to obvious changes in the Les Paul/Les Paul Reborn/Love Rock name and the change in the Springy/Goldstar logo and headstock?
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