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Ronald Bienstock argues Fender is unlikely to win its Stratocaster-shape campaign
Guitar World published attorney Ronald Bienstock’s critique of Fender’s campaign, including arguments about the uncontested Düsseldorf ruling, Fender’s earlier U.S. defeat over body-shape rights and the long history of Strat-style copies in the market.
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This note is one entry in the AltGuitar Legal Timeline — a chronological record of the Fender-style guitar-shape dispute, court rulings, cease-and-desist reports and market reactions. See the full timeline for the surrounding context.
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