Eddie Van Halen Sues Nike Over Guitar’s Signature Color Scheme
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Eddie Van Halen’s red, white and black splatter-striped “Frankenstrat” guitar is one of the Van Halen leader’s true signatures. In fact, it’s so closely associated with the guitarist, Van Halen had the color scheme copyrighted in 2001. Now he’s suing Nike because he says the sportswear giant put a similar design on one of [...]
MTV.com News — Eddie Van Halen is suing the company for using a pattern similar to his iconic guitar on Dunk shoe line.By Eric Ditzian
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Eddie Van Halen’s red, white and black splatter-striped “Frankenstrat” guitar is one of the Van Halen leader’s true signatures. In fact, it... more info
VH1 News — Eddie Van Halen is suing Nike for using a pattern similar to his iconic "Frankenstein" guitar on the Dunk shoe line, but the company denies any substantial similarity in ... more info
Starpulse — Rocker Eddie Van Halen is taking Nike bosses to court amid allegations they copied his signature black, red and white guitar design for a new range of sneakers.[...] Read... more info
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Nike launched their new line of sneakers sporting a red, white and black pattern that Van Halen clai... more info