Patent Law

More Patent Infringement Litigation in the Golf Industry..... West Coast Trends Inc. (aka The Makers of Club Glove Travel Bags) Sues Armor Gear for Patent Infringement

Posted on April 19, 2008
The company behind The Club Glove travel bags, which according to their website are the number one travel bags on Tour, have sued Armor Gear alleging infringement of USPN 7219902 titled ?Flexible Travel Bag with Integrated Support to Protect Bag from Wear...

The IP Golf Guy Discusses ?Setting Up a Small Business Intellectual Property Protection System? on the Small Business Advocate® Radio Program

Posted on April 18, 2008
I was honored to be a guest on the nationally syndicated Small Business Advocate® radio show this morning. Jim Blasingame and I discussed how a business, regardless of size, can set up a formal intellectual property protection system to capitalize on the fact that most of their value is found in intangible assets...

My Sobering Return to Reality after 4 Days of Golf in Palm Springs

Posted on April 18, 2008
Blogging has been slow lately. I apologize, but everyone needs a vacation once in a while. I just returned from a great trip to Palm Springs where I was fortunate to play many of the PGA West courses. Needless to say?. it was incredible. The courses were beautiful and my game was awful after a long Ohio winter break, but what surprised me the most was the fishing! Yes, fishing on golf courses in the middle of the desert...

John Daly Awarded $2.7 Default Judgment Against Hippo Holdings and Sues Hippo Golf Company

Posted on April 18, 2008
Did you know that on October 17, 2007 John Daly was awarded a $2.7 million default judgment against Hippo Holdings? Unfortunately big John has not received a penny. It turns out that the tumultuous relationship between Daly and Hippo Holdings has been going on since 2000...

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Will We See This Tee Debut at The Masters?

Posted on April 11, 2008
Interesting golf tee patents are few and far between. Fortunately, a unique golf tee patent did issue last month, although I am not quite convinced that we will see it in local pro shop any time soon. Fun to look at nonetheless! The patent is USPN 7344456 titled ?Flexible Golf Tee...

One More Reason to Admire Augusta National ? The Trademark Portfolio

Posted on April 10, 2008
Click HERE to read a post that I authored last year regarding Augusta's trademark portfolio. Enjoy.

Which Two Masters Champions Have Been Issued Utility Patents since 1976?

Posted on April 10, 2008
Click HERE for the answer found in a post that I authored last year.

Guess How Many US Patents are Currently "In Force"?

Posted on April 10, 2008
Hello from Washington DC! I am currently attending the ABA?s 23rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference in Arlington, Virginia. There is nothing like a party of 600+ patent attorneys from around the globe, although it is interfering with my blogging and coverage of The Masters!As you can imagine, these conferences are filled with great unusual statistics; one of which is the number of US patents that are currently "in force...

Yet Another Test Your Knowledge of Golf Putter Design Patents

Posted on April 03, 2008
As you know, Golf-Patents.com has repeatedly used putter design patents to test your knowledge of putters (click here to satisfy your hunger for putter patent posts). The figures below come from a US putter design patent that issued recently to a major producer of clubs...

Patent Issues On The Use of Goose Droppings as Golf Tees

Posted on April 01, 2008
As you are meandering down a perfectly manicured fairway with the sun in your face and the wind at your back, all the while trying to avoid stepping on one of those huge goose turds that litter golf courses like a minefield, have you ever thought to yourself? ?boy, I bet one, or perhaps two, of those delightful goose poops, would work great as a golf tee?? Well, that is just the stroke of genius that one inventor recently had and the Patent Office agreed with him...

Can You Identify This Putter? Test Your Knowledge of Golf Putter Designs

Posted on April 01, 2008
Boy, a ton of putter design patents have issued recently! As you know, Golf-Patents.com has repeatedly used putter design patents to test your knowledge of putters (click here to satisfy your hunger for putter patent posts). Well this should be a relatively easy one?...

Will the Court Order an Injunction Regarding Titleist ProV1 Golf Balls? If So, Will the Court Stay the Injunction Pending Acushnet's Appeal?

Posted on April 01, 2008
Let me set the stage, as I know that all the filings in the ProV1 patent dispute can become overwhelming. Back in December a jury found that 8 of the 9 claims in the 4 patents-in-suit were valid, and therefore infringed by Acushnet (click HERE to read the post on the verdict)...

Putter Knowledge Test of the Day? Can You Identify This Putter?

Posted on March 30, 2008
Golf-Patents.com has repeatedly used putter design patents to test your knowledge of putter designs (example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4, example 5, example 6, example 7, example 8, example 9, example 10, and example 11). For today?s test, can identify the maker and model of this putter?                      Click here for the answer; and click here to check out USPN D564609 titled ?Golf Club Head for a Putter...

The PuttingDisc Receives Patent

Posted on March 30, 2008
Familiar with the PuttingDisc? (the website is a little rough) I saw the figures below in a patent that issued this week and thought that I had seen it before, but there is hardly a reference to it on the web (so I must have been mistaken). Oh well, further proof that it is not easy to get a golf training aid to market...

Can It Be? A Stocking Stuffer Type Golf Training Aide That Looks Pretty Good...

Posted on March 30, 2008
As a golfer whose game fluctuates from marginal, at best, to horrible (as my playing partners will attest from my first round of 2008 that I played on Thursday), I view most training aides with a skeptical eye. After all, I have tried a lot of things and the only thing that seems to help my game is a lot of time on the range and a lot of rounds...

A First on the Golf-Patents Blog? Can You Identify the Maker of this Grip from the Design Patent?

Posted on March 30, 2008
Many golfers would be surprised to learn that majority of golf grips are patented. Some manufacturers apply for utility patents on their unique grip construction and manufacturing methods, while others merely seek to protect the ornamental look of the grips via design patents...

The Driver Recognition Test of the Day... Can You Identify This Driver?

Posted on March 30, 2008
I bet that at least 77% of golfers will not recognize this driver. The following drawings come from a driver design patent that issued recently to one of the big guys. Do you recognize this club? You can click here for the answer, and click here to check out USPN D564611 titled ?Golf Club Wood Head...

Can You Identify This Putter? If So? You Know Your Putters!

Posted on March 25, 2008
Golf-Patents.com has repeatedly used putter design patents to test your putter knowledge (example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4, example 5, example 6, example 7, example 8, example 9, and example 10). Today a unique golf putter design patent issued?...

Another Golf GPS Range Finder Patent Infringement Lawsuit Update

Posted on March 20, 2008
Boy golfers are passionate about their golf gear! I have been blown away by the number of inquiries I receive regarding the patent litigation surrounding handheld golf GPS range finders. A lot of golfers must be concerned about the future of Natalie?s SkyCaddie endorsement deal...

Callaway Golf?s Reply in Support of Their Previous Motion for Permanent Injunction is In! Now the Motion is Fully Briefed and Ready for Action by the Court, PLUS My Prediction

Posted on March 20, 2008
Before delving into the latest filing and disclosing my prediction, a quick summary of the past few months in the Callaway v. Titleist (Acushnet) saga is in order. Back in December a jury found that 8 of the 9 claims in the 4 patents-in-suit were valid, and therefore infringed by Acushnet (click HERE to read the post on the verdict)...

A Couple Tee Time Radio Show Interviews Are Available for Listening

Posted on March 18, 2008
The posts have slowed down in the past week, or so? life, work, and travel have caused the slowdown. Trust me, there are plenty of interesting intellectual property golf topics to report on and the posts should pick up soon. Enough of the excuses, right? OK, recently I noticed that a couple of previously unavailable Tee Time Radio program interviews have become available...

Nice Patent Reexamination Example from the Golf Industry (A Polite Way of Saying? Here is a Good Example of Competitors Trying to Sink Each Others? Golf Patents)

Posted on March 11, 2008
It is hard to believe that is has been over a year since I authored a post titled ?Bust Your Competitors? Patents? regarding the patent reexamination process. Since that post many of you have probably learned a little more about the process simply by following my coverage of the Callaway v...

Clone Golf Club Makers GigaGolf and KrookedStix Fold to Nike and Agree to Permanent Injunction? King Sports Decides to Fight

Posted on March 10, 2008
As you may recall, back in late December Nike filed a lawsuit taking on the clones (Illinois Northern District Court; 07-c-7108). Specifically, Nike?s December 18th complaint named King Sports, Inc. dba Turbo Power Golf, Hung Ying Chang, Krookedstix, Inc...

Acushnet Responds to Callaway?s Motion for Permanent Injunction? The Redacted Version Is In and It Even Contains a Reference to this Blog!

Posted on March 06, 2008
It took about a week, but the redacted version of Acushnet?s response to Callaway?s request for a permanent injunction is in! The redacted version of ?Acushnet?s Brief in Opposition to Callaway Golf?s Motion for Permanent Injunction? is available HERE...

An Update on the Titleist ProV1 Patent Infringement Battle

Posted on March 04, 2008
Those that have been following the Callaway versus Acushnet golf ball litigation battle probably know that at this time there are really two key subjects that remain open. First, there are the issues associated with Callaway?s Motion for a Permanent Injunction (click here and here for the highlights)...

Another Look at Patented Putting Strokes

Posted on March 01, 2008
Back in the fall I authored a post about a patented putting method. Judging from the number of page views and links to the post, I suspect a lot of golfers were surprised to learn that a putting method could be patented; although, let?s face it? the patented putting methods are a little on the unique side of things (to put it nicely)...

Looking to Achieve that Perfect ?Ping? When You Strike a Putt?

Posted on February 28, 2008
This week Karsten (makers of PING putters) had an interesting patent application publish as US Pub. No. 2008005121 titled ?Acoustically Tunable Golf Club Head.? The application describes the invention as: A golf club head includes a cantilever face member having a front surface, a fixed end and a free end...

Nike Golf Sued for Patent Infringement by Saso Golf

Posted on February 27, 2008
On Friday February 22nd Saso Golf filed a patent infringement complaint in the Northern District of Illinois alleging that Nike has infringed two Saso golf club patents; namely USPN 5645495 and USPN 6620055, both simply titled ?Golf Club.? Click HERE to read the Complaint...

Acushnet Responds to Callaway?s Motion for Permanent Injunction? Unfortunately, it is Not Accessible to the Public!

Posted on February 26, 2008
Those following the contentious Titleist ProV1 golf ball patent infringement lawsuit may have known that yesterday was Acushnet?s deadline to file their ?Answering Brief? in response to Callaway?s Motion for a Permanent Injunction (click here to review)...

Finally, A ?Smart Golf Ball?!

Posted on February 21, 2008
Time to brush-up on your knowledge of ferrofluids, magnetorheological fluids, inverse magnetorheological fluids, and magnetorheological elastomers.Today a patent application published with the title ?adaptive golf ball,? and describes the invention as a ?smart golf ball...

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