According to Law360, Gibson have filed suit against Funko in a California federal court, due to unauthorized usage of their guitar designs on Pop! vinyl figures, including ones featuring members of Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, and KISS. Gibson made the decision after being unable to initiate a retroactive licensing deal. Gibson commented:
“The misuse of the Gibson trademarks by Funko was intended to cause, has caused, and is likely to continue to cause, consumer confusion, mistake or deception including the misleading of consumers into mistakenly believing that the defendant’s unauthorized products are made directly by Gibson pursuant to Gibson‘s strict quality control standards or Gibson has authorized or licensed the use by Funko of the Gibson trademarks for those products.”
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