Success Stories
Garrison Guitars — Tuning in to Intellectual Property

Long before the appearance of the plant, the employees or even manufacturing processes, Garrison Guitars and the revolutionary Griffiths Active Bracing System™ was a rough sketch on an airline napkin. In just over an eight-year period, that first crude design has evolved into a cutting-edge method to build acoustic guitars.

Chris Griffiths, inventor and owner of the Griffiths Active Bracing System™ has worked for over eight years to perfect his new and more effective method for building quality acoustic guitars. By integrating the numerous components that make up an acoustic guitar into one glass fibre component, Garrison Guitars are crafted with enhanced structural stability that would traditionally take hours to complete. This new system allows Garrison Guitars to produce top quality instruments at reasonable and accessible prices.

With a multitude of ideas and inventions related to guitar manufacturing appearing in the intellectual property (IP) environment, Mr. Griffiths worked quickly to obtain a patent for his new bracing system. Once granted a patent here in Canada, he moved forward and has now obtained IP rights on his invention in 28 different countries around the world. The Griffiths Active Bracing System™ is now recognized worldwide as an effective and innovative alternative to traditional acoustic guitar manufacturing.

Mr. Griffiths enjoyed tremendous success with the IP process when guided by a preliminary patent search. Through the search, he was able to quickly and effectively view other pending patents that were out there. He was also able to look for potential partners to collaborate with on guitar design and manufacturing.

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