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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/28/2008 12:00 AM

If You Can Identify This Set of Irons Then You Know Your Clubs!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/19/2008 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 New Callaway Fairway Wood? Perhaps

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/16/2008 12:00 AM

Is This Callaway Driver Radical Enough for You?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/13/2008 12:00 AM

The Future of Taylor Made Drivers? Will This Design Ever Make it to Store Shelves?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/10/2008 12:00 AM

A PING Patent Issues on a Driver that You Probably Will Not Recognize

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/8/2008 12:00 AM

The Best and Worst Golf Club Names Filed with the USPTO so far in 2008

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/29/2008 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

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/21/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/20/2008 12:00 AM

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

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

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/3/2008 12:00 AM

Holy Mackerel, Could this be the Next New Titleist or Cobra Driver?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/29/2008 12:00 AM

How Well Do You Know Fairway Woods?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/28/2008 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

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/31/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/29/2008 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

Nike Golf Sued for Patent Infringement by Saso Golf

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

Clubs That I Want for My Collection

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/16/2008 12:00 AM

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

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

Last Week I Posted About a Fluid-Filled Bladder Golf Club Patent Application… This Week a Patent Issues on a Remarkably Similar Design… Turns Out That Smart Inventors Do Think Alike

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/10/2008 12:00 AM

Another Driver Design Patent. Do You Recognize this Driver?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/7/2008 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

Acushnet Serves Subpoena on the USGA!

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

Golf Clubs Simply Need Wings and Fins! Can So Many Inventors Be Wrong?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/18/2008 12:00 AM

Read Your January 19th Edition of Golfweek Very Carefully

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/16/2008 12:00 AM

Get Your Alpha Case Crystals In Order!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/11/2008 12:00 AM

Defendant King Sports Responds to Callaway’s Allegations

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

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 Golf Club Patent Infringement Battle between TaylorMade and Callaway is Over

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

How Well Do You Know Fairway Woods? An Interesting Design Patent Issued Yesterday on a Popular Fairway Wood

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/12/2007 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

Have You Ever Thought About Adding Volcanic Rock Fibers to Your Clubs? Don’t Worry, Nike Has Thought About it for You

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/28/2007 12:00 AM

Another Driver Design Patent. Do You Recognize this Driver?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/21/2007 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

Yet Another Adjustable Driver… Will It Ever Make it to Market?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/18/2007 12:00 AM

Five Design Patents Issue on Popular Hybrid Iron Set… Can You Identify This Set of Golf Clubs?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/30/2007 12:00 AM

It’s a Groove Thing… TaylorMade Granted Interesting Patent on Variable Groove / Scoreline Width

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/24/2007 12:00 AM

A Salute to Aerodynamic Genius in the Golf Industry; Part 2 – Fins… They Work on Airplanes and Boats… Why Not Golf Club Heads?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/22/2007 12:00 AM

Callaway Granted Interesting Club Head Adjustability Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/17/2007 12:00 AM

Do You Recognize this Driver?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/16/2007 12:00 AM

If Only I Had This Club When I Was Younger, Perhaps I Would Be on Tour

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

Interesting Driver Design Patent Issues Today… Recognize this Club?

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

Recognize the Driver of this Golf Club Design Patent?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/18/2007 12:00 AM

Crazy Club of the Week; Is It a Driver or a Putter?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/16/2007 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

A Look at Lie Adjustability

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

The Easing of Golf Club Head Adjustability Requirements? I Can’t Wait to See What the Club Makers Come Up With… Plus a Look at Loft Adjustability

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/27/2007 12:00 AM

A Salute to Aerodynamic Genius in the Golf Industry; Part 1 – Why Not Let Air Pass Through the Club Head?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/25/2007 12:00 AM

Huge Antique Golf Club Auction and Exhibition in NYC

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/24/2007 12:00 AM

The Perfect Driver… Why Can’t I Find This Club?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/23/2007 12:00 AM

Another Metal Wood Design Patent… Recognize this Club?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/17/2007 12:00 AM

A Metal Wood / Hybrid Design Patent… Recognize this Club? (I don’t… could it be a new product offering?)

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/16/2007 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

Would You Believe That Lee Trevino Is An Inventor On 5 Patents!

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

The Next Step in Club Head Adjustability? Acushnet’s COR Adjustment Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/31/2007 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

Tour Edge Makes Their First Appearance on the Golf-Patents Blog

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/10/2007 12:00 AM

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

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

A Club That Gives New Meaning to Getting Your Keel Stuck

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/29/2007 12:00 AM

Has Patent Protection in the Golf Industry Gone Out of Control?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/28/2007 12:00 AM

Can You Identify this Driver? Yet Another Driver Design Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/22/2007 12:00 AM

Cleveland Golf… A Square Driver?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/21/2007 12:00 AM

Can You Identify These Drivers? 5 More Driver Design Patents Issued this Week

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/18/2007 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

A Blast from the Past… Can You Identify this Driver?

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

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/12/2007 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

Another Driver Design Patent… Recognize this Driver?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/7/2007 12:00 AM

A Follow-Up Posting... If You Can’t Identify This Driver Then You Must Not Be A Golfer…

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

What’s Up With Taylor Made’s Inverted Cone Technology?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/28/2007 12:00 AM

New Callaway Commercial Featuring Roger Cleveland (formerly of Cleveland Golf)

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

If You Can’t Identify This Driver From The Design Patent Drawings Then You Must Not Be A Golfer

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/23/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/21/2007 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

Some Driver Manufacturers Tune Club Heads for that Perfect Sound… Others Seek to Attenuate (Deaden) the Sound of Impact

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/16/2007 12:00 AM

Callaway Granted Multi-Layer Face Insert Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/16/2007 12:00 AM

Fascinating IP of the Week – Ridiculous Club Design or the Next Great Breakthrough?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/8/2007 12:00 AM

USGA Senior Technical Director, Dick Rugge, as Inventor

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/4/2007 12:00 AM

Want to Increase Your Club Head Speed? Consider this Unique Club

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/2/2007 12:00 AM

Would You Play This Club?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/30/2007 12:00 AM

Pepsi in the Golf Club Industry?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/30/2007 12:00 AM

Why it Pays to Put Patent Numbers on Your Golf Products

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/27/2007 12:00 AM

A Blast from the Past… Can You Identify The Manufacturer of this Hybrid Set?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/24/2007 12:00 AM

IP Grab of the Week – Is the National Chiao Tung University Getting Into the Golf Business?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/20/2007 12:00 AM

IP Grab of the Week – Fu Sheng’s Elastically Deformable Club Head

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/16/2007 12:00 AM

Golf Patent Attorney Humor

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

Think Adjustable Club Head Weighting Systems are New? Think Again

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

IP Grab of the Week – Multiple Material Golf Club Head Tuned to Sound Sweet

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/6/2007 12:00 AM

IP Grab of the Week – The First Mention of Cleveland Golf on Golf-Patents.com

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/6/2007 12:00 AM

Test Your Knowledge of Golf Driver Designs; Which Mfr's Driver is Covered by this Design Patent?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/28/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/27/2007 12:00 AM

2006 Golf Club Published Patent Applications of the CLUB Giants… the rest of the story

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/25/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/22/2007 12:00 AM

Fascinating IP of the Week – Square Drivers Have Nothing on This Club

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/20/2007 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

Patent of the Week: Another Adjustable Weight Driver Patent, This Time To Dogleg Right Corp

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/16/2007 12:00 AM

Are Square Drivers New? A Patenting Perspective

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/13/2007 12:00 AM

Patent of the Week: Taylor Made Scores Big with r7 Driver Patent

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

Patent of the Week: Another Pat on the Back for Nelson Precision Casting; Patenting Club Head Manufacturing Methods

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/6/2007 12:00 AM

Golf Club Design Patents – Innovative Use for Score Line Designs

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/27/2007 12:00 AM

Golf Club Design Patents – Innovative Use for Sole Design

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/26/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/20/2007 12:00 AM

IP Grab of the Week: Low Center of Gravity Club Head

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/14/2007 12:00 AM

Continuing Patent Applications - What Are They & When Are They Appropriate: A Real Life Example from PING

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

USGA Non-Conforming Driver List Manufacturers - We Salute You

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

Design Patents Underutilized for Protecting Club Head Design

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

IP Grab of the Week - Manufacturing Method for a Composite Striking Plate of a Golf Club Head

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/29/2007 12:00 AM
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