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HAL LEONARD I DISTRIBUTION
Griffin Signs With Hal Leonard
Hal Leonard has signed a deal to
exclusively distribute Griffin Technology
music products and accessories
to the MI trade in the United States
and Canada.
Founded in 1992, Nashville, Tenn.-
based Griffin Technology offers accessories
for home, mobile and personal
technology. Griffin offers on-the-go
musicians its StudioConnect with
Lightning, GuitarConnect Pro, GuitarConnect
Cable and MicConnect,
which is ideal for practicing, recording
and performing anywhere by using
the power of an iPad or iPhone.
“With the rapidly changing face
of technology today, anyone with a
smartphone, tablet or laptop has a
powerful recording studio at their
fingertips,” said Brad Smith, senior
sales and marketing manager for
Hal Leonard. “Griffin has a long and
successful history of working with
Apple, and produces superb products
for musicians looking to make music
on their iOS devices.”
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AMERICAN DJ I LEGAL
ADJ Reaches
Settlement
ADJ companies American DJ Supply
and Elation Professional have
reached an out-of-court settlement
with American Lighting, Inc. and its
Hong Kong-based parent company,
Neo-Neon, involving a trademark infringement
lawsuit. Under the terms of
the agreement, American Lighting and
Neo-Neon have agreed to stop selling
special effects lighting products and
distributing marketing material that
use the names “American,” “Revo”
and “E-Pro” in the U.S. market.
legal action against American Lighting
in 2012, charging it with trademark
infringement and unfair competition
under the Lanham Act.
“When any competitor contrives
to create confusion in the market
of the brand recognition and stellar
reputation that ADJ has earned in
its market, we’re compelled to take
legal action,” said Toby Velazquez,
president of the ADJ group of
companies. {americandj.com}
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