A Mizuno Golf Ball Design Patent Issues…. Do They Even Sell Golf Balls?

As I have mentioned in the past, design patents directed to golf balls are not very common, and design patents directed to a particular dimple design are even more rare.

Well, last week Mizuno had an interesting golf ball design patent issue; namely USPN D572322 titled “Golf Ball.”

Check out these figures from the patent.

Frankly, I did not even know that Mizuno was in the golf ball business, and you would never know it from the Mizuno Golf website. Interestingly, Mizuno has received at least 10 US patents directed to golf ball patents in the past 3 years. Additionally, Mizuno does have over 20 golf balls listed in the USGA records of conforming golf balls. Interesting!

Is this a sign of things to come? If so, hopefully it will bring down the price of golf balls.

Dave Dawsey  – The Design Patent Lawyer

PS – Can you imagine the poor patent examiner that has to determine whether a dimple pattern is new!