Patent Law

A Couple of Christmas Related Golf Inventions

Posted on December 26, 2008
Merry Christmas! I thought I would find some interesting inventions that combine golf and the Christmas spirit. Should be easy, right? Nope, but here are two inventions that have at least some link to Christmas and golf.Would you use a Christmas tree shaped golf club carrier? The inventors of USPN 6032999 titled ?Golf Club and Accessory Carrier? hope that you will...

Hotter Than The ProV1 Litigation? Ever Heard Of The Swingless® Golf Club?

Posted on December 21, 2008
Lately the golf patent litigation scene has been a little slow. Perhaps that has changed with an exciting case filed this week concerning golf clubs that I did not know existed. OK, exciting may be a bit of a stretch, but did you know that there is a market for golf clubs that you don?t swing?Check out THIS website to learn about the Swingless® golf club...

Who Knows Branding? Boo Knows Branding

Posted on December 21, 2008
There is no doubt that Boo Weekley is a likeable character. Therefore it is good to see that someone is advising him on building and protecting the BOO brand. Check out Boo?s trademark portfolio!I) Boo Weekley: Serial No. 77584994  IC 025. US 022 039...

Do You Sell Used Golf Clubs Online? If So, This Patent Application Should Be Of Interest To You

Posted on December 19, 2008
Ever heard of Global Value Commerce, Inc.? Me neither, but a quick Google search reveals that it is the company that owns and operates the popular GlobalGolf® website.Well, this week GVC had an interesting patent application publish giving us an inside look at some intellectual property that GVC would love to own outright...

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Another Interesting Putting Training Device; The Magic of Magnets!

Posted on December 17, 2008
A pretty cool putting training aide was granted a patent this week. The patent is USPN 7465237 titled ?Magnetic Golf Putting Training Device.? The invention is described as:A magnetic golf putting training device (1) having an attachment device (10) with two arms (3a and 3b), a clamp (25) for removably attaching the attachment device (10) to a putter (2), magnets (11a and 11b) located on the arms (3a and 3b) and guiding magnets (12a and 12b)...

A Practice Putter That Looks Pretty Good

Posted on December 14, 2008
An interesting patent application published this week directed to a training putter. At first I thought it looked crazy, but the more I read about it the more I started to think that it might be a pretty good idea. The application published as US Pub...

Would You Play A Scented Golf Grip That Feels Like Jelly? Scotty Cameron Thinks So!

Posted on December 14, 2008
Some people are of the belief that one should stick with what they are good at; while others think that one should try as many different things as possible and expand their horizons. You be the judge?. Should Mr. Cameron stick with designing putters or does he have a potential hit on his hands with this golf grip concept?Scotty had a grip related patent application publish this week as US Pub...

Everyone Has Seen Deep Face Drivers, But How About a Deep Face Putter?

Posted on December 09, 2008
An interesting putter patent issued today related to a deep face putter. The patent is USPN 7462111 titled ?Confidence Putter? and describes the invention as: A putter with a ball striking surface sufficiently large enough to inspire confidence that the ball will be struck within the sweet spot that is weighted to facilitate a pendulum putting stroke...

New Golf Courses.... Take More Care in Selecting Your Names; It Will Save A Ton of Money in the Long Run!

Posted on December 09, 2008
Golf course developers, please?. please?. take a lesson from almost every other industry in existence. Don?t select a name for a golf course unless you are sure that it can be protected (i.e. obtain federal trademark registration) and enforced to prevent others from using the name...

What is More Embarrassing, Carrying a Ball Retriever or Having a Soaking Wet Putter Grip?

Posted on December 09, 2008
Check out the ball retriever found in a design patent that issued this week. This retriever design is found in USPN D582496 titled ?Golf Ball Retriever.? I suppose it would work without getting your grip wet if your ball was in a shallow puddle.David Dawsey  - Monitoring Golf Product Inventions

Northern Golfers, How Do You Satisfy Your Craving for Winter Golf?

Posted on December 06, 2008
Perhaps a golf board game is the answer to the winter blues. Interestingly, a patent recently issued on one such game. The patent is USPN 7448628 titled ?Golf Board Game? and describes the game as:To accomplish this, the present golf board game consists of a game board, a token representing a golf ball, a list card, scorecards, and a die...

The IP Golf Guy Discusses ?Common Copyright Issues and Myths? on the Small Business Advocate® Radio Program

Posted on December 04, 2008
I was honored to be a guest on the nationally syndicated Small Business Advocate® radio show this morning. Jim Blasingame and I discussed some common copyright issues experienced by small business owners and attempted to debunk some common copyright myths...

Cool Golf Grip Patents Don?t Come Along Everyday, So Check This Out!

Posted on December 04, 2008
This week Eaton Corp., parent company of Golf Pride, was issued a rather interesting golf grip patent. The patent is USPN 7458902 titled ?Changeable Golf Grip.? I know?. I also said ?what is a CHANGEABLE golf grip??Before we dive into the invention, a bit of background is in order: Originally, golf club grips consisted primarily of a leather wrap around a handle...

If One Shaft is Good Then Two Shafts Must Be Better..... Right?

Posted on December 01, 2008
Why hasn?t this club made it to the market? Oh well, I can always dream. Check out that grip!The club pictured above is found in USPN 5556345 titled ?Golf Club With Improved Shafts.? The patent describes the invention as: A golf club adapted to reduce club head rotation during the downswing and when contacting a golf ball, includes a club head, a hand grip portion, and two shafts interconnecting the club head and the hand grip portion...

Truly Revolutionary Driver Design? Probably Not

Posted on November 30, 2008
An interesting driver design appeared in a patent application that recently published as US Pub. No. 20080280697 titled ?Golf Club Head and Shaft Assembly.? While I would like to swing an actual production driver constructed per this design, my gut tells me that I have seen this concept disclosed several times in the past...

Will We Be Playing Foam-Core Golf Balls Soon? How Well Do You Know What Makes Your Golf Ball Perform?

Posted on November 30, 2008
An interesting golf ball patent issued this month to Acushnet. The patent is USPN 7452291 titled ?Foam-Core Golf Balls? and describes the invention as:The present invention is directed to a golf ball with a controlled moment of inertia and controlled spin rate...

Golf Club Shaft Technology, The Least Understood Golf Technology

Posted on November 30, 2008
How well do you understand the technology behind golf club shafts? If you are like most golfers, then you might know a few buzz words like kick point, torque, and flex, but probably don?t understand the impact  that various construction techniques have on a shaft's properties...

Another Interesting Patent Pending Putting Stroke; Doesn?t Every Putter Grip Need a Ball at the End?

Posted on November 22, 2008
Patent applications directed to unique methods of putting always grab my attention. Perhaps it is because no matter how bad I am putting I would never think that I should just try unconventional methods of holding and swinging the putter until my putting improves (probably a result of close my minded engineering education rather than a creative artistic education)...

True to Their Words, Acushnet Appeals

Posted on November 20, 2008
Yesterday Acushnet did what it promised and filed an appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in the Titleist ProV1 patent dispute. The case was destined for an appeal; it was just a matter of when it would occur. After all, since there has been over $1...

Just Like Justin Timberlake, I Will Only Be Playing Callaway Golf Balls for the Next 12 Months

Posted on November 20, 2008
Well, it is long overdue?. the time has come for me to eat my words!While reviewing my posts regarding the ProV1 litigation in an effort to refresh my memory regarding the case I stumbled upon a prediction that I made in a prior post. I gave my prediction regarding the likelihood of an injunction and stated:I have to admit that prior to reading this ?reply? my gut feeling was that there was a 10 percent chance, at best, that some form of an injunction would be granted...

Callaway and Acushnet Settle!

Posted on November 16, 2008
OK, the title may be a little misleading. Callaway and Acushnet did settle a patent infringement lawsuit, just not the lawsuit that has garnered so much recent publicity.Regular readers of the Golf-Patents blog will recall that Callaway and Acushnet (parent company of Titleist and Cobra) have been fighting it out over more than just the ProV1?s...

The ProV1 Litigation Update: Get Them While You Can.... Permanent Injunction Granted and No ProV1's Beyond 2008!

Posted on November 11, 2008
Delaware District Court Judge The Honorable Sue L. Robinson has been busy. Yesterday the Court issued several Orders that may influence your golf ball purchases over the next few weeks!Unfortunately I am tied up with prior commitments today and cannot summarize the documents for you (and no, my prior commitments do not involve purchasing every ProV1 that I can find in hopes of selling them for a nice premium, although that might not be a bad idea)...

If You Practice Putting a Lot, or are a Tour Caddy, This Invention May Reduce Your Back Pain

Posted on November 09, 2008
An interesting patent application published this week as US Pub. No. 20080274838 titled ?Golf Ball Positioning Dispenser for Putting Practice.? The application describes the invention as:The golf ball positioning dispenser for putting practice comprises a hollow tube for holding golf balls...

Does Your Club Face Need Some Engineered Texturing? Taylor Made Thinks So!

Posted on November 06, 2008
An interesting patent issued this week to Taylor Made. The patent is USPN 7445561 titled ?Golf Club Striking Face,? which describes the invention as:A golf club head in accordance with the invention includes a front wall defining a forward striking face having an engineered texture thereon...

Can You Identify These Irons?

Posted on November 05, 2008
How familiar are you with the new lines of irons? Do these look familiar? If not, get your priorities in order!You can click here for the answer, and click here to check out USPN D579996 titled ?Golf Club Head.? Dave Dawsey  - Watching Golf Iron PatentsPS ? click here to check out iron patent posts

The Next Hot Putter on Tour? Get a Grip!

Posted on November 03, 2008
One of the things that makes golfers so interesting is that we are always looking for that one easy fix to gain 5 more yards, hit one more fairway, save one putt per round, and on, and on, ?. I am guilty of it. It is the same mentality of many investors that always believe there is one hot stock tip out there that will make them rich beyond their wildest dreams...

Can You Identify the Pro that Invented this Putter?

Posted on October 29, 2008
Check out this putter design. Can you identify the pro that is named as one of the inventors?Here is a hint?. The pro has over 70 professional victories including 10 major championships and has career earnings of over $22 million!The putter is covered by USPN D407445 titled ?Golf Putter Head with Recessed and Curved and Fluted Rear Side...

You Will Have to See the Latest Published Acushnet Golf Ball Patent Application to Believe It!

Posted on October 28, 2008
Check out these golf ball dimple variations:The drawings come from an Acushnet patent application that published last week as US Pub. No. 20080261725 titled ?Golf Ball Dimples with Spiral Depressions.? The patent application describes the invention as:A golf ball includes a spherical outer surface and a plurality of dimples formed thereon...

Interesting Driver Designed to Prevent Hooks and Slices? Think It Will Make It To The Market?

Posted on October 27, 2008
Check out this driver?.These drawings are from a patent application that recently published as US Pub. No. 20080171610 titled ?Golf Club for Preventing Hook and Slice? and describes the invention as:Disclosed therein is a golf club for preventing a hook and a slice, which can allow a golfer to easily control the golf club while swinging the golf club since a sole progression having a side width extending backwardly from a club head face and a sole plate having a bottom area are formed small by cutting a part of the rear side of a club head, thereby preventing the hook and slice due to a light weight of the club head and minimization of a frictional area between the ground and the club head...

Have Enough Fiber in Your Diet? How About in Your Golf Ball?

Posted on October 24, 2008
Is it the next ProV? I doubt it, but Acushnet did have an interesting golf ball patent application publish this week. The application published as US Pub. No. 20080254913 titled ?Golf Ball With A Translucent Layer Comprising Composite Material,? which includes the following description:A golf ball having at least a core and a composite layer comprising a fibrous material and a matrix material is disclosed...

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