known german manufacturer luxury company based germany commonly known english makes premium grand upright history dates piano factory built later known emigration founded partner son associates bought factory right market successors brand ensuing generations family members led company finest piano manufacturers germany preferred famous received accolades world exposition chicago operated orchestra concert hall established sales rooms half dozen major cities germany london peak late 1920s employed people year economic depression 1930s war 1940s caused decline severely lose factory completely family rebuilt factory established reputation quality work 1950s annual piano playing competition founded company identify promising young piano students sought expand mid-1960s sued prevent resulting decision case set precedent describing initial interest confusion brand cause piano buyers temporarily confuse brand brand court ordered stop selling afterward company formed business entity named sells north_america 19th century january friedrich called friedrich born germany settled moscow sell beginning joined partnership small piano making firm based saint_petersburg included instruments sold successful moscow music shop germany started making house edge mountains source fine beech spruce wood instruments produced year square piano designed built instrument museum entered state fair square grand piano brought wide notice took large family new_york_city leaving piano factory eldest son stayed run new_york_city family surname founded piano manufacturer soon taking ownership father old factory moved near met traveling business received inheritance uncle moved germany manage joined piano company partner moved piano factory setting shop mayor mansion street inner medieval city company employed people time died december leaving share company son needed family new_york help manage brothers henry charles died joined piano buy share building new partnership paid right use trademark meaning successor german successor company raised sons 1870s new_york_city son changed served leader chief technician years like living kept home traveled forth needed stopped traveling overseas started new piano factory hamburg competing father old firm called making european customers establishing business retired years died leaving collection city museum hamburg factory proved successful competing companies known producing premium 1880s studied piano making baltimore maryland paris france studied piano makers countries father took chicago world exposition won award fine quality albert expressed preference counted german piano manufacturers hamburg division sons partners business told build good rest care set improve systems standards company produced brand known highest quality company named kings royal houses owners awarded imperial royal warrant appointment court austria-hungary 20th century grew workforce producing annually orchestra active leipzig young conductor dedicated operating leipzig berlin world war left factory serve german_army soon wounded taken prisoner war elder died son led company greatly reduced manpower orders war company resumed expanding sales establishing london shop brand workforce increased built unusual piano music composer piano strings tuned quarter tone apart making annually number dropped significantly 1930s great depression fewer workforce reduced seriously ill late 1920s sons shareholders died complications old war wound died world war factory like germany ordered switch parts aircraft factory destroyed bombing founder mansion center town afterward rebuilt factory production resumed composer pianist went record admirer exquisite execution post war work piano performance competition initiated piano playing competition known featuring young music schools competition took place location department store audience applause gauge determine winner entered talks increase scale competition increased odd years encompass national international scope gained notice winners competition trademark conflict trademark friction piano manufacturers occurred sued stop lost case january decided change family surname order protect trademark family business hope preventing lawsuits company established sales presence delaware corporation called years sold addition sold independent dealer new_york_city discovering sales complained distributor sent family representative went germany discuss problem directly family arriving private agreement family leaders smoked peace cigar subsequently stopped names delaware corporation dissolved years exports decreased halted completely relinquished old trademark application published joined company company formed contract sell company brought suit new_york case lasted years winding way trial courts district courts presenting appeals second circuit heard arguments argued brand long established germany defendant brand known strongly positive weakened consumers confusion related court affirmed lower court ruling favor defendant piano buyers initial interest piano brands potential buyer satisfy expensive good better court felt brand known given extra measure credibility based strong reputation built premium piano buyers understood sophisticated confused time purchase manufacturer produced piano court held confusion present initial attraction brand company forbidden sell accordingly formed subsidiary brand selling north_america piano company case instance court defining concept known initial interest confusion district judge wrote initial interest potential buyer satisfy expensive good better idea initial interest confusion confirmed judge writing initial confusion works injury english language section website reference surname unlike russian language versions likely result lawsuit wish minimize liability current operations family built new factory northwest street near major east west highway supervised construction retired leaving son charge factory current location production stepped active supervision company day day control hands industrial manager piano builder company owned daughters sixth generation son annually company produces upright sizes grand sizes concert year requiring months manufacture company issued special year anniversary model inch upright called produced modern said highest quality par hamburg built higher quality new_york built following composers expressed admiration
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