Which Young Up & Coming Pro Is Taking the Protection of His Personal Brand Seriously?

Can you guess which young golf pro has filed for trademark protection of his name associated with the following products?….. Golf clubs, golf bags, golf bag covers, golf club head covers, golf bag tags, golf balls, golf ball markers, golf gloves, golf tees, divot repair tools, golf club grips, golf practice mats, golf towels, golf practice nets, golf practice putting cups; toys and dolls, namely, figurines depicting sports celebrity……
Click here for the answer. Looks like he has a good team looking out for his long term financial success. Congratulations!

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Think Karsten Manufacturing May Have Something to Say About this Trademark Application?

A trademark application filed in March is likely to get some attention from Karsten Manufacturing (makers PING brand golf clubs). The application is for the mark _____ _____. The application describes the goods associated with the mark as…… So, does this application pass the common sense test? Do you think the Applicant just might end up facing a lawsuit if they offer these goods under the ____ ____ mark?

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The Tables Turn in the GPS Industry… Yet Another GPS Patent Infringement Case

About one year ago I reported that GPS Industries and Optimal IP Holdings filed a patent infringement lawsuit against 10 defendants that I characterized as reading like a Who’s Who of the golfing GPS world……. Now it is a year later and many of the defendants find themselves listed as defendants in another GPS patent infringement lawsuit; this time filed by Roblor Marketing Group. The defendants listed in this latest lawsuit filed on May 23rd include GPS Industries (the plaintiff in the prior lawsuit), ProShot Investors, ProLink Holdings, ProLink Solutions, IntelliGolf, Karrier Communications, L1 Technologies, Links Point, SkyHawke Technologies, Goodwin Golf Group, and Polaris Golf Systems. You have to wonder how many of the defendants can absorb the financial burden of defending themselves in two patent infringement actions……

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Is the 107th US Open Winner Angel Cabrera a Patent Infringer? All PING Rapture Users May Be…..

Ahh, more golf industry patent infringement litigation; the stuff that makes attorneys smile. The PING Rapture is the latest target of patent infringement allegations. Yesterday VyaTek Sports, Inc. sued Ping, Inc. and Karsten Manufacturing Corporations for allegedly infringing two of VyaTek’s patents. Click HERE to read the actual Complaint. The patents-in-suit are USPNs 7207354 and 7314067, both titled “Design and Manufacturing Method for Multi-Material Tube Structures.” The patents describe the invention as…..

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Interesting Putter UTILITY Patent Issues on a Putter that You May Recognize

On Tuesday an interesting utility patent issued on a pretty popular putter design. OK, “pretty popular” may be a stretch, but it is a pretty “unique”, or distinctive, putter that true
putter aficionados will likely recognize. The patent is USPN 7374497 titled “Golf Putter Head With Visual Alignment System.” Do you recognize the putter brand?….. (figures) …… Click here for what is probably the answer. I say “probably” because the patent is assigned to Sienna Sport Limited of Northern Ireland, not the company that owns the linked website. At first blush the product and the patent seem so similar that I suspect there is a licensing or distribution agreement between the two companies. The patent describes the invention as…..

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A Big Week for Driver Design Patents….. Can You Identify This Driver?

Marketing types always say…. it is all about brand recognition. I suppose “brand recognition” is slightly different than “golf club design patent drawing recognition,” (ok, more than slightly) but
they are not entirely unrelated. The following drawings come from a driver design patent that issued yesterday to one of the big guys. Do you recognize this club?…..

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The Quest for the Perfect Lighted Golf Ball….. Does It Exist?

A truly playable lighted golf ball…. can it be made? I have my doubts. Last week a lighted golf ball patent application published in which the inventor discloses his view of the ideal
lighted golf ball. The application published as US Pub. No. 20080108454 titled “Golf Ball Containing Photoluminescent Material and a Light Source,” which describes the invention as….. Interesting, but my gut tells me that there are a few technical challenges that the inventor will have to overcome.

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Finally, a “Jetdrive” Golf Club Head! Can You Imagine Air Leaving Your Club Head at a “Near Sonic Velocity”?

I am not sure what to say about this golf club patent application titled “Golf Club, Jetdrv Driver for Increased Distance and Accuracy;” other than to say that it is interesting (and it
did not result in a patent being issued). The application published as US Pub. No. 20050032584 and contains the following figures….. The application describes the golf club as follows….. Do you believe it?

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A Putter for the Classic Car Lovers, Especially if You Love the 1957 Chevy

I recently stumbled across a rather interesting putter utility patent that classic car lovers will appreciate. The patent is USPN 5961398 titled “Golf Club Head Apparatus” and looks like the rear of a 1957 Chevy. Check out this putter…. Frankly I am surprised that the inventor obtained a utility patent on this putter since it seems as though the unique attributes are the nonfunctional ornamental design of the putter rather than anything having to do with the utility. Regardless, it is a pretty cool putter!……

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Having Trouble Reading Your Putts? If So, This Invention May Be Just What You Need

Recently a golf related patent application published with the title “Handheld Device for Determining Golf Ball Trajectory for Putt or Chip Shot and Method Therefore;” namely US Pub. No. 20080102989. I am willing to read anything that has a shot at improving my putting, so I jumped right in to see if I felt this invention could help my game. The basic invention looks like this….. So how does it work? Well, the following paragraphs explain the concept with respect to the drawings below….. So, do you think this golf invention could help your putting? I will …..

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Tired of Using a Sweaty Golf Glove? If so, This Invention May be for You

Recently a patent application published with the title “Golf Cart Glove Holder-Dryer” (US Pub. No. 20080083131). OK, interesting title…… you have my attention. The application goes on to describe the invention as….. Not the best description, but the following drawing tells the rest of the story…… Good idea! I would buy a few if I owned my own golf cart.

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Can it Be? A Practical Golf Ball Location System

I love reading patent applications directed to inventions designed to eliminate lost golf balls. Such inventions generally appear very impractical, expensive, or involve technology that would be difficult, or impossible, to incorporate into a golf ball; which is what I expected to find when reading a recently published patent application (namely, US Pub. No. 20080061236 titled “Device for Assisting in Finding an Article”). Upon reading the patent application I was blown away because I found myself saying “this doesn’t seem that impractical, in fact it might be a decent idea and I would consider buying one if it were under $50.” The patent application describes the invention as…..

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Check Out This Golf Tee!

Interesting golf tee inventions do not come along every day. Fortunately last month a patent application published that revealed an interesting tee design. Admittedly, it is not
necessarily a golf tee that I would buy or use, but it is pretty cool nonetheless. The application published as US Pub. No. titled “Self-Righting Golf Ball Tee” and the following drawing says it all…..

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Interesting Patent for Iron Faces Issues to Pixl Golf… Are They Still in Business?

This week an interesting patent issued to a golf company that I did not think was even still in business, namely Pixl Golf (click here for an article on the origins of the company, and click here for a 2003 article on Pixl irons). The patent is USPN 7364513 titled “Golf Club Head with Inserts for Impact Face,” which describes the invention as….. Check out these drawings that nicely illustrate the concept…… Interesting concept, but is it enough to revitalize Pixl Golf?…..

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