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Jzchak Wajcman claims that they co-owned the name "Bill Lawrence" as a tradename equally in [[1982]], and then he acquired the sole title to the name at the LSR bankruptcy in [[1985]]. Bill Lawrence denies that the trade name "Bill Lawrence" was still property of LSR at the time of the bankruptcy, the matter over ownership is currently being argued in court. Currently, Bill Lawrence owns a service mark over his name that is still in effect, but could be cancelled if he lost the patent case below. |
Jzchak Wajcman claims that they co-owned the name "Bill Lawrence" as a tradename equally in [[1982]], and then he acquired the sole title to the name at the LSR bankruptcy in [[1985]]. Bill Lawrence denies that the trade name "Bill Lawrence" was still property of LSR at the time of the bankruptcy, the matter over ownership is currently being argued in court. Currently, Bill Lawrence owns a service mark over his name that is still in effect, but could be cancelled if he lost the patent case below. |
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At a court hearing on February 15, 2006, according to the witness of Becky Lawrence (wife of Bill), Wacjman's lawyer admitted to the judge that Wacjman had used altered documents. Per the original document still possessed by the Lawrences, Wacjman's document had removed the sentence, "Said assignment shall be for six years commencing September 21, 1978." Wacjman's copy still contained the extra space where the missing sentence originally appeared. With that sentence missing, the alteration made it appear that the assignment was permanent and so property that Wacjman possibly would have obtained in the LSR bankruptcy. |
At a court hearing on February 15, 2006, according to the witness of Becky Lawrence (wife of Bill), Wacjman's lawyer admitted to the judge that Wacjman had used altered documents. Per the original document still possessed by the Lawrences, Wacjman's document had removed the sentence, "Said assignment shall be for six years commencing September 21, 1978." Wacjman's copy still contained the extra space where the missing sentence originally appeared. With that sentence missing, the alteration made it appear that the assignment was permanent and so property that Wacjman possibly would have obtained in the LSR bankruptcy. Wajcman received the Assignment as is from Willi Stich’s wife Joyce Stich on or about June 23, 1982. Wajcman never asked Joyce to take anything out of the Assignment. The Assignment signed by Willi Stich (with or without the six year limitation) is relevant to show that Willi Stich always viewed the “Bill Lawrence” name as a trademark and trade name. |
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Willi Stich entered into a security agreement with Third National Bank on July 8, 1983 under which he pledged certain assets as security, Such assets included without limitation all Stich’s patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, and trade names. The Bank foreclosed on the assets including the trademark and trade name Bill Lawrence. |
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Revision as of 08:06, 22 March 2006
- This article is about the guitar pickup manufacturer. For the television producer, see Bill Lawrence (producer).
Bill Lawrence is an electric guitar pickup designer and maker in the musical instrument industry. His birth name is Willi Lorenz Stich which was anglicized to Bill Lawrence, which he claims he has used since 1962, though ex-partner Wajcman claims this professional name Bill Lawrence was not used until 1965, claiming co-authorship of the name. He had also used the name Billy Lorento as a stage name at times, but had at least settled on Bill Lawrence as his professional name, under which he has published and performed music, and been known in the music industry continuously for at least 40 years. Bill Lawrence also designed pickups and guitars for Fender, Gibson, Peavey and other guitar companies from the early 1970s to the present. He was also the guitar tech for the band Aerosmith for a time.
He and ex-partner Jzchak Wajcman manufactured pickups under the brand name of Lawrence Elektro Sound from 1965-1970 selling directly to manufacturers. In the mid 1970s, Willi L. Stich started selling replacement pickups directly to professional guitarists. Though Willi Stich did not use the "Bill Lawrence" name in commerce before May 1976, he was already known professionally and addressed by this name by professional guitarists who used his pickups.[1] Then in 1976 he started Lawrence Sound Research, the first company to sell replacement pickups in the US. Wajcman joined this company in 1982.
Jzchak Wajcman claims that they co-owned the name "Bill Lawrence" as a tradename equally in 1982, and then he acquired the sole title to the name at the LSR bankruptcy in 1985. Bill Lawrence denies that the trade name "Bill Lawrence" was still property of LSR at the time of the bankruptcy, the matter over ownership is currently being argued in court. Currently, Bill Lawrence owns a service mark over his name that is still in effect, but could be cancelled if he lost the patent case below.
At a court hearing on February 15, 2006, according to the witness of Becky Lawrence (wife of Bill), Wacjman's lawyer admitted to the judge that Wacjman had used altered documents. Per the original document still possessed by the Lawrences, Wacjman's document had removed the sentence, "Said assignment shall be for six years commencing September 21, 1978." Wacjman's copy still contained the extra space where the missing sentence originally appeared. With that sentence missing, the alteration made it appear that the assignment was permanent and so property that Wacjman possibly would have obtained in the LSR bankruptcy. Wajcman received the Assignment as is from Willi Stich’s wife Joyce Stich on or about June 23, 1982. Wajcman never asked Joyce to take anything out of the Assignment. The Assignment signed by Willi Stich (with or without the six year limitation) is relevant to show that Willi Stich always viewed the “Bill Lawrence” name as a trademark and trade name. Willi Stich entered into a security agreement with Third National Bank on July 8, 1983 under which he pledged certain assets as security, Such assets included without limitation all Stich’s patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, and trade names. The Bank foreclosed on the assets including the trademark and trade name Bill Lawrence.