Patent Law

Which Top 5 Golfer is an Inventor on a Golf Club Patent? And Who Owns the Patent?

Posted on January 13, 2008
Which top 5 golfer is listed as an inventor on a golf club patent?1.     Woods       2.     Mickelson     3.     Stricker      4.     Furyk     5...

Finally, A Golf Hat That Will Improve Your Game!

Posted on January 12, 2008
Words don?t do this invention justice? you just have to check out these figures. The patent is USPN 6991556 titled ?Golf Swing Training Hat.?Interesting. Think you could keep the ball on the tee throughout your swing? David Dawsey  - The Golf Invention Lawyer 

Does Your Putting Need Some Work? This Invention May Be Just What You Need

Posted on January 12, 2008
Does the title ?Method of Playing a Game with a Telescopic Putter Mounted to Headband? peak your interest? It should. The patent is USPN 6846244.Check out this figure from the patent. I would love to know how many of these have been sold! David Dawsey  - The Putter Patent Attorney 

Get Your Alpha Case Crystals In Order!

Posted on January 11, 2008
Have you ever wondered if you should orient the hexagonal symmetry of your club?s alpha case crystals in a specific manner? Of course you have... I mean who hasn?t?What kind of golfer would you be if you couldn?t sketch out a hexagonal closely packed crystal structure (as seen below) in 30 seconds or less!Well, thankfully for all of us? there are engineers working in the golf industry that think about things such as the hexagonal symmetry of a club face?s alpha case crystals...

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Defendant King Sports Responds to Callaway?s Allegations

Posted on January 11, 2008
As you may recall from this prior post, Callaway recently accused a handful of clone club makers of (1) infringing one UTILITY patent, (2) infringing three DESIGN patents, (3) infringing two trademarks, (4) trademark dilution, (5) breach of contract, (6) common law unfair competition, and (7) false advertising! One of the defendants has responded to the Complaint...

Golf-Patents Birthday!

Posted on January 08, 2008
One year ago today I posted my first real blog entry. Check it out here.What a year! Hopefully the Golf-Patents blog has provided golfers with a better understanding of just how important intellectual property is to the golf industry.As always... I like to hear from readers regarding the topics and content that they enjoy most, so don't hesitate to email me your thoughts...

USPTO Statistics from the 2007 Fiscal Year

Posted on January 08, 2008
The close of another fiscal year at the USPTO brings forth some interesting statistics. For instance, the number of new patent applications filed in FY 2007 rose to 467,243; up over 4.8% from the 445,613 applications filed in FY 2006.  (and those numbers don?t even include the 132,352 provisional applications filed in 2007!) Additionally, despite the USPTO again hiring over 1200 new patent examiners in the past year, the number of pending patent applications increased over 10% in the past year to 1,112,517...

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