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ProV1 Litigation Update – Callaway Responds With Their Own Letter to the Court

ProV1 Patent Litigation Update – Will Any of the Patents-in-Suit Survive Reexamination?

Acushnet’s Attempt to Counter the Counterfeit Golf Ball Industry

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

Can it Be? A Practical Golf Ball Location System

A Golf Ball Patent Statistic That is Hard to Believe (if I had not come up with it myself)

Can You Imagine Microwave Instructions on a Sleeve of Golf Balls?

What the Heck is This Contraption? A Rather Unusual Golf Related Device Receives Design Patent

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

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

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

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

An Update on the Titleist ProV1 Patent Infringement Battle

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

Finally, A “Smart Golf Ball”!

If I Gave You a High Surface Friction Golf Ball Would You Expect More Spin or Less Spin When You Hit it With a Wedge? How About When Struck With Your Driver?

The Saga Continues... Acushnet Files Motion and Brief Requesting Judgment as a Matter of Law Regarding the Invalidity of Callaway's Patents, OR a New Trial

Callaway Seeks Permanent Injunction… Is There A Risk That Titleist ProV1’s Will No Longer Be Available?

The Latest Invention Intended to Eliminate the Lost Golf Ball

More Nanotechnology… This Time in a Golf Ball

The Verdict: Callaway Golf v. Acushnet Golf Ball Patent Infringement Litigation

The Golf Patent Infringement Trial of the Year (Callaway Golf v. Acushnet); Apparently Phil Mickelson Isn’t Concerned with Burning Bridges

“The court respectfully disagrees with the conclusion of the PTO…”; Callaway v. Acushnet Lawsuit Gets Interesting as Court Grants 2 of Callaway’s Motions for Summary Judgment and Denies 3 of Acushnet’s Motions for Summary Judgment

The BirdieBall Practice Golf Ball is Granted Patent

Would You Buy Liquid Filled Golf Balls? I Am Starting To Think That I Would

Has Callaway’s Case Against Acushnet Been Weakened by a Recent Patent Office Action?

Following Up on the Two Prior Posts… If You Made it Onto the Jury for the Callaway Golf versus Acushnet Golf Ball Patent Infringement Lawsuit… and You Survived the Endless Jury Instructions & the Trial… Now Could You Digest the Proposed Verdict Form?

Following Up on Yesterday’s Post… Let’s Say You Made it Onto the Jury for the Callaway Golf versus Acushnet (Titleist) Golf Ball Patent Lawsuit… Now Can You Stay Awake The 150+ Pages of Jury Instructions?

Ever Wonder What You Would Have to Go Through to Get on the Jury in the Callaway v. Acushnet Golf Ball Patent Infringement Litigation

Greg Norman Subpoenaed by Acushnet to Testify in the Callaway v. Acushnet Golf Ball Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Follow-up to Prior Post… How Many Utility Patents are Directed to Bridgestone Tour B330 Golf Balls?

How Many Utility Patents are Directed to Titleist ProV1 Golf Balls?

Statements Made by Callaway’s Attorneys to the Court are Called into Question by Acushnet

How is the Spew of Your Golf Ball Seam? Don’t Worry I Will Explain…

Are You Playing a Ball with the Appropriate Overlap Saturation (OS) for Your Game?

Bridgestone and Acushnet Settle Golf Ball Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Finally, No More Having to Remember What Type of Golf Ball You Are Playing, Let Alone that Pesky Number… Forget About Having to Mark Your Golf Ball… Just Remember What it Smells Like

It’s All About the Dimples… Are Your Dimples Bilaterally Symmetric? Is a 344 Dimple Ball on the Horizon?

Golf Inventions Directed to Tracking Errant Golf Shots; Everything from a 1925 Spring-Wound Noise Generating Golf Ball to a 2007 GPS Golf Ball Location System

There is No Shortage of Brain Power in the Golf Industry!

Everyone Has Heard of Hybrid Golf Clubs, but What About Hybrid Golf Balls

TaylorMade Responds to Callaway’s Texas and California Lawsuits

Huge Antique Golf Club Auction and Exhibition in NYC

I Couldn’t Make This Up… Patent Issues for Golf Ball Lubricant!

Callaway Sues Taylor Made Twice In The Past 5 Days!

Only an Attorney Could State “Acushnet does not dispute that Nick Price is a popular and PERHAPS skilled professional golfer” (emphasis added)

A Dimple Design Patent… Interesting

Review of the Second Episode of “Fore Inventors Only” on The Golf Channel – Is Stina the Only Judge with Common Sense?

They Invited Me Back… The IP Golf Guy was a Guest on Tee Time Radio Program

A Self-Healing Golf Ball… What?

Origins of the Liquid Filled Golf Ball

Callaway Granted Golf Ball Patent on Liquid Filled Golf Balls... Is it the Future of Golf Balls?

A Perimeter Weighted Golf Ball Patent Issues to Acushnet… And Why Average Golfers Should Not Be Playing the Same Balls as the Pros

Who Actually Heats Their Golf Balls?

Bridgestone Has Been Busy; Last Week They Had 1 Patent Issue and 9 Applications Publish!

Why a Jury Awarded $2.2 Million to Callaway at Maxfli’s Expense & Why You Must be Careful in Your Comparative Advertising

Acushnet Granted Patent on Ball Designed for High Swing Speed Golfers… In Other Words, A Ball Aerodynamically Designed for the Pros

Srixon Awarded Interesting Two-Tiered Dimple Golf Ball Patent

What is Behind the Hollow Metal Core Golf Ball Hype? MOI of Course

A Look at Callaway’s Trademark Filings this Year – A Potential Glimpse into New Product Offerings

Patent of the Week – Golf Ball with Clear Cover and Cool Looking Insert

Patent of the Week – Acushnet’s “Golf Ball Dimples” Patent

Why it Pays to Put Patent Numbers on Your Golf Products

Will Golf Ball Patent Infringement Lawsuits Cause Acushnet to Take Their Eyes Off the Ball and Relinquish Their Title “The #1 Ball in Golf”?

Fascinating IP of the Week – Doesn’t Everyone Need a Golf Ball Heater

A Big Week for Golf Ball Patents

New Golf BALL Product Names; A Look at Golf BALL Trademark Applications Filed in 2006

2006 Golf Ball Published Patent Applications of the BALL Giants… the rest of the story

Who Plans to Dominate the Golf BALL Market? 2006 Patent Statistics for the Golf Ball Giants

IP Grab of the Week: Callaway’s Liquid Filled Golf Ball

First Golf Ball DESIGN Patent in Almost Seven Months

Great Patenting Week for Acushnet; 2 Golf Club Utility Patents, 1 Golf Club Design Patent, and 1 Golf Ball Utility Patent

What a Week for Callaway Golf – 2 in a Playoff, 2 Golf Ball Patents, 1 Golf Club Patent

Shameless Press Release Welcoming New IP Attorney to My Firm

Valentine’s Day Special: Heart Shaped Golf Ball Dimples

Published Apps of the Week – A Big Week for Bridgestone Ball Applications

Golf Ball Patents of the Week