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Hercules Sues Ultimate Support for patent infringement on Hercules AGS Yoke Auto Grip System stands

March, 2011 - On March 23rd, K.H.S. Musical Instrument Co., Ltd., parent company of HERCULES Stands, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ultimate Support Systems Inc. based out of Loveland, Colorado for infringement on its patented Auto Grip System (AGS) yoke which automatically secures the neck of a guitar using the instrument’s own weight. HERCULES launched the AGS guitar stands so many years ahead and have become among the best-selling guitar stands in the market.

The lawsuit involves US Patent No. 7,105,732 owned by K.H.S. and claims infringement by Ultimate Support on its GS-1000 guitar stand which includes a grabbing system called the “Self-closing Yoke”. After failing to resolve the infringement issues with Ultimate Support, K.H.S. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ultimate Support for Ultimate’s manufacturing, supplying and selling of the GS-1000 in the United States. The case has been filed in the federal court of California.

ABOUT Hercules Stands - HERCULES Stands is committed to building tough and strong instrument stands that support today’s musicians during their demanding performances. HERCULES conducts exhaustive research and development to eliminate the problems associated with ordinary stands and the ground-breaking solutions and patented designs set HERCULES apart.

ABOUT K.H.S. Musical Instrument Co., Ltd. – K.H.S. is known and respected worldwide as one of the leaders in the musical instruments industry. For over 80 years, K.H.S. has steadily expanded from promoting music education and selling musical instruments to a full-service business encompassing manufacturing, distribution, marketing, sales and management facilities located throughout the world.
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