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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/3/2008 12:00 AM

Don’t Use the Ryder Cup® Trademark Without Approval of the PGA of America; They Will Sue!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/2/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/1/2008 12:00 AM

A Look Inside the Callaway versus Acushnet Golf CLUB Patent Infringement Litigation

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/18/2008 12:00 AM

A Second Golf Bag Related Patent Infringement Litigation Case in Less than 2 Months! This Time Bag Boy Takes on Sun Mountain

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/3/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/27/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/23/2008 12:00 AM

Callaway Hyper X and Hyper X Tour Added to the List of Clubs Accused of Infringing Acushnet’s Golf Club Patents

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/26/2008 12:00 AM

Think You Could Buy a Real Cleveland Wedge for $30? It Would be Nice, But Get Real! Cleveland Golf Sues an Alleged Counterfeiter

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/20/2008 12:00 AM

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 by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/19/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/19/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/2/2008 12:00 AM

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 by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/19/2008 12:00 AM

Another Golf GPS Range Finder Patent Infringement Lawsuit Update

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/19/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/10/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/6/2008 12:00 AM

An Update on the Titleist ProV1 Patent Infringement Battle

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/4/2008 12:00 AM

Nike Golf Sued for Patent Infringement by Saso Golf

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/27/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/26/2008 12:00 AM

Callaway Golf Sued for Patent Infringement by Ogio

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/15/2008 12:00 AM

Maker of the SuperStroke Putter Grip (made famous by KJ) Sues Tacki-Mac Grips and Energy Grips for Golf Grip Patent Infringement

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/29/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/27/2008 12:00 AM

TaylorMade Answers Dogleg Right’s Golf Club Patent Infringement Accusations

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/25/2008 12:00 AM

Golf GPS Lawsuit Update

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/23/2008 12:00 AM

Acushnet Serves Subpoena on the USGA!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/21/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/19/2008 12:00 AM

Defendant King Sports Responds to Callaway’s Allegations

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/10/2008 12:00 AM

Patent Litigation Continues to Rise… the Stats for 2007

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/7/2008 12:00 AM

Another Counterfeit Golf Club Bust, This Time in Plano Texas

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/3/2008 12:00 AM

10 Intellectual Property Goals for the New Year

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/1/2008 12:00 AM

Clone Club Makers Are Coming Under Fire Again… Nike Accuses Several Defendants of Infringing 15 Design Patents

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/22/2007 12:00 AM

The Mesquite Nevada Golf Course Trademark War… Wolf Creek versus Hidden Wolf

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/21/2007 12:00 AM

SkyHawke’s SkyCaddie Products Will Not Be Pulled Off the Shelves… (Thus, I Don’t Have to Eat My Words)

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/20/2007 12:00 AM

A Leather Grip Patent and Trademark Infringement Battle is Brewing

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/17/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/15/2007 12:00 AM

The Golf Club Patent Infringement Battle between TaylorMade and Callaway is Over

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/15/2007 12:00 AM

North Carolina Counterfeit Golf Club Group Busted

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/11/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/10/2007 12:00 AM

Dogleg Right Sues TaylorMade Golf for Patent Infringement of Two Golf Club Patents

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/8/2007 12:00 AM

Check Your Divot Repair Tool… You May Be A Patent Infringer

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/6/2007 12:00 AM

GolfTech Jumps Into the Golf Patent Infringement Litigation Arena with "Sport Swing Analysis System" Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/4/2007 12:00 AM

“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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/1/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/26/2007 12:00 AM

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?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/25/2007 12:00 AM

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?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/24/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/23/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/20/2007 12:00 AM

Looks Like TaylorMade and Callaway Will Settle Their Golf Club Patent Infringement Battle

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/19/2007 12:00 AM

Another GPS Lawsuit, This Time GPS Industries Finds Themselves on the Receiving End… ProLink Sues GPS Industries and Others

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/11/2007 12:00 AM

GPS Industries Files Reply Brief in Support of Their Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against SkyHawke (maker of the SkyCaddie product)… Now it is up to the Court to Rule on the Motion… Plus My Prediction

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/10/2007 12:00 AM

Update on the IntelliGolf Lawsuit

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/9/2007 12:00 AM

Clone Golf Club Patent Infringement Litigation: Callaway Cracks the Whip on the Clones

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/6/2007 12:00 AM

Phil Mickelson Subpoenaed by Acushnet to Testify in the Callaway v. Acushnet Golf Ball Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/2/2007 12:00 AM

IntelliGolf Accused of Infringing “Handheld Golf Reporting and Statistical Analysis Apparatus and Method” Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/31/2007 12:00 AM

Interesting Patent Litigation Trends Survey

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/19/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/15/2007 12:00 AM

Judge Prevents Nike Golf’s New Marketing Director From Starting Work on Monday

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/4/2007 12:00 AM

Class Action Lawsuit by PGA Golf Professionals Against Their Employer Dick’s Sporting Goods

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/4/2007 12:00 AM

SkyHawke (maker of the SkyCaddie product) Fires Back in Response to GPS Industries' Motion Seeking Preliminary Injunction

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/3/2007 12:00 AM

Bridgestone and Acushnet Settle Golf Ball Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/2/2007 12:00 AM

Interested in Patent Litigation?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/1/2007 12:00 AM

Get Your SkyCaddies by October 1st… Plaintiffs in Pending Patent Infringement Case Seek Preliminary Injunction!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/10/2007 12:00 AM

TaylorMade Responds to Callaway’s Texas and California Lawsuits

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/7/2007 12:00 PM

The IP Golf Guy Goes International – OK, That May be Stretching It, But I was Interviewed by the UK’s “Pods and Blogs” Radio Show on BBC Radio 5 Live

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/4/2007 12:00 AM

The Ongoing Saga of Callaway and Acushnet… 1st Callaway Sues Alleging Infringement of 5 Patents… Then Acushnet Returns the Favor and Sues Alleging Infringement of 2 Patents and Asserting Invalidity… NOW Today Callaway Responds

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/31/2007 12:00 AM

Update… The Lawsuit Against Nike and Golf Club Designer Tom Stites is Dismissed Again… Court Chastises the Plaintiff Triple Tee Golf… A Lesson on Why to Run a Business Like a Business (formally)

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/19/2007 12:00 AM

Callaway Sues Taylor Made Twice In The Past 5 Days!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/8/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/7/2007 12:00 AM

Acushnet Answers Callaway’s Complaint in Golf Club Patent Infringement Case… Acushnet Turns the Tables and Sues Callaway for Infringing 2 of Acushnet’s Golf Club Patents

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/14/2007 12:00 AM

Acushnet and Softspikes Sued for Golf Shoe Spike Patent Infringement… and Lawsuit Against Nike and Champ Lives On

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/8/2007 12:00 AM

Vulcan Golf Sues Google

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/30/2007 12:00 AM

Callaway Sues Acushnet Again… This Time for Infringement of 5 Golf Club Patents

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/13/2007 12:00 AM

Golf Club Manufacturers PAY ATTENTION… Nike Trademark Application for Yellow on Sole of Golf Club Will Be Published for Opposition on June 26th

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/11/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/8/2007 12:00 AM

Patent Litigation – Where Were Most Cases Filed in 2006?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/31/2007 12:00 AM

Thinking of Landing that Next Great Job by Taking Your Employers Trade Secrets? Consider that an Ex-Coke Employee just Received 8 Years in the Clink

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/24/2007 12:00 AM

Can Membership at Augusta Cost Your Company Millions?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/22/2007 12:00 AM

The IP Golf Guy was a Guest on Tee Time Radio Program

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/19/2007 12:00 AM

Golf GPS Devices - The Center of Attention in Recently Filed Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/17/2007 12:00 AM

The True Cost of Patent Litigation

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/10/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/26/2007 12:00 AM

Is Nike In Trouble for Theft of Golf Club Design? The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Sends Case Back to the District Court

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/19/2007 12:00 AM

Great Interview at the EagleParBirdie Blog Regarding Patenting in the Golf Industry...

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/13/2007 12:00 AM

Top 10 Intellectual Property Verdicts of 2006 - The Awards are Staggering

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/9/2007 12:00 AM

Intellectual Property Infringement Statistics; Filings, Trials, and Awards

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/2/2007 12:00 AM

US Club Designers Beware: Nelson Precision Casting is Positioning Itself to be the Only Club Manufacturer

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/19/2007 12:00 AM

Thinking of Using Your Favorite College Teams' Colors in Your Next New Golf Product? Consider This

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/15/2007 12:00 AM

Shameless Press Release Welcoming New IP Attorney to My Firm

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/16/2007 12:00 AM

Bust Your Competitors’ Patents

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/15/2007 12:00 AM

Trademark Infringement / Trademark Litigation: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/8/2007 12:00 AM

Patent Infringement / Patent Litigation: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/7/2007 12:00 AM

The Golf Industry Needs More Comparative Advertising

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/2/2007 12:00 AM

10 Intellectual Property Goals for the New Year

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/2/2007 12:00 AM

Your Famous Golf Industry Trademark May No Longer Be Entitled to Dilution Claims

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/1/2007 12:00 AM

Patent Infringement Opinions of Patent Counsel and Waiver of Privilege

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/31/2007 12:00 AM

Don’t Overlook Intellectual Property Insurance

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/30/2007 12:00 AM
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