Gibson Seeks Rehearing After 5th Circuit Orders New Trial In Trademark Fight

(July 23, 2024, 1:42 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — One of two electric guitar manufacturers involved in a trademark dispute filed on July 22 petitions for rehearing and rehearing en banc before the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing that a Fifth Circuit panel eschewed U.S. Supreme Court precedent when holding that a Texas federal judge abused his discretion when he excluded decades of evidence regarding third-party use of the trademarks....