Gibson
American musical instrument manufacturer
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| November 2024 | Gibson sent a legal cease-and-desist letter to 16 Creative regarding Trump Guitars, alleging trademark infringement of their classic Les Paul design. |
| 2022 | Legal ruling concluded in Gibson's lawsuit against Dean Guitars, with the court finding Dean Guitars infringed on Gibson's designs. The judgment awarded Gibson $4,000 in damages, which was significantly less than the $7 million Gibson had originally claimed. |
| 2021 | Gibson began expanding the Bozeman, Montana facility to create 100-200 new job opportunities. |
| 2021 | Gibson acquired the iconic electric guitar amplifier brand Mesa Boogie. |
| September 2021 | The Federal Supreme Court made a final ruling dismissing Gibson's lawsuits against Warwick/Framus, ultimately rejecting the company's claims of design infringement and reputation exploitation. |
| July 2021 | Gibson launched Gibson Records, a record label dedicated to releasing guitar-centric music across different genres, with the first album being Slash's fourth studio album featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, titled '4'. |
| May 21 2021 | Stanton was sold to inMusic. |
| March 2021 | The Murphy Lab, led by Tom Murphy, released its first collection of guitars. |
| November 2020 | The Higher Regional Court dismissed Gibson's lawsuit against Warwick/Framus regarding the Flying V design imitation. |
| June 2020 | Cerwin Vega Inc. acquired Cerwin Vega from Gibson. |
| January 2020 | The company launched Gibson TV, an online television network focused on guitars and music culture. |
| January 16 2020 | Gibson relaunched Kramer Guitars at Winter NAMM, introducing original and modern guitar collections with artist collaborations including Tracii Guns, Charlie Parra, and Dave Sabo. |
| 2019 | Gibson initiated a trademark infringement lawsuit against Dean Guitars, challenging several guitar shapes and names including the Dean V, Dean Z, Gran Sport body shapes, Dovetail headstock design, and 'Hummingbird' and 'Moderne' names. |
| 2019 | Gibson closed the Memphis factory and moved hollow-body guitar production to Nashville. The company also moved its Nashville headquarters to Cummins Station. |
| 2019 | Gibson founded the Murphy Lab, a division within the Custom Shop specializing in creating aged replicas of classic Gibson guitar models. |
| November 2018 | Gibson successfully exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a new management team in place, after CEO Henry Juszkiewicz stepped down and transitioned to a consultant role. |
| November 2018 | Gibson exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy after being acquired by a group of investors led by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). |
| May 1 2018 | Gibson filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, closing the unprofitable Gibson Innovations division while maintaining guitar production. $135 million in liquidity was provided by existing creditors to support ongoing operations. |
| 2017 | Gibson sued Warwick/Framus in the Hamburg regional court, claiming their guitar model imitated the Flying V and misled customers. The court initially ruled in Gibson's favor. |
| December 2017 | The Gibson Guitar Factory building in downtown Memphis was sold to Somera Road, an investment company in New York. |
| October 2017 | Gibson announced plans to relocate its Memphis operations to a smaller location and sell the Memphis property. |
| 2014 | Gibson released the Government Series II guitars, similar to the first series but finished in a new 'government tan' color. |
| 2014 | The Min-ETune self-tuning technology became standard on several Gibson guitar models, allowing instruments to tune themselves in about two seconds using robotics. |
| 2014 | Gibson acquired the Woox consumer electronics brand from Royal Philips. |
| 2013 | Gibson introduced the Government Series of guitars, constructed from tonewoods seized and later returned by the US government, finished in 'government grey' to highlight a previous Lacey Act violation. |
| 2013 | Gibson acquired a majority stake in TEAC Corporation. |
| 2012 | Gibson announced a partnership with Japanese-based Onkyo Corporation, integrating them into the Gibson Pro-Audio division. |
| 2011 | Gibson acquired the Stanton Group, including Cerwin Vega, KRK Systems, and Stanton DJ, and formed the Gibson Pro Audio division to deliver professional audio equipment. |
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