New Golf Patent Infringement Lawsuit Drops During the PGA Show
The timing of this lawsuit may raise some eyebrows. On Tuesday, True Spec Golf LLC and Club-Conex LLC filed a
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Ugh, More of the “Kings of _____” Tagline Coming Our Way
Well, it appears that we will be subjected to more “Kings of” advertising in 2019. Take a guess as to
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The Origins of the Modern Adjustable Driver – Guess the Year
Remember back in 2009-2011 when most of the major golf equipment manufacturers first launched adjustable drivers allowing us to fine
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Day 9 of 2019’s Golf Product Buzzwords
Take a guess as to the company intending to use the BULLY name in association with golf clubs. Click HERE
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Day 8 of 2019’s Golf Product Buzzwords
Day 8 of this series brings with it my favorite name so far. Take a guess as to the company
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Day 7 of 2019’s Golf Product Buzzwords
Today is the final day of the series highlighting 2019’s golf product buzzwords. Go ahead, it’s OK to shed a
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Day 6 of 2019’s Golf Product Buzzwords
Today’s entry in the field of 2019 golf product names is a bit of a throwback name, which means that
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Day 5 of 2019’s Golf Product Buzzwords
Today’s entry in the field of 2019 golf product names is “BIRD OF PREY.” Which of the club makers do
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Day 4 of 2019’s Golf Product Buzzwords
How do you come up with a great product name? You know, one that intrigues the consumer, yet also implants
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Day 3 of 2019’s Golf Product Buzzwords
The name of a product can make or break it. Those that have tried to name 5+ new products have
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Day 2 of the 2019 Golf Product Buzzwords
Since we are half way through 2018, it is the time of year that die-hard golfers start turning their attention
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Day 1 of 2019’s Golf Product Buzzwords
Since we are half way through 2018, it is the time of year that die-hard golfers start turning their attention
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What’s Next for Callaway Golf?
A few weeks ago a design patent issued covering a new iron design, and I sat on it because I
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ZERO… The Odds of This Club Becoming a PING Product
Have you been itching for a driver with a small face and an unusual shape? If not, I suspect you
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Jailbreak Technology 2.0?
I recently came across an invention titled “golf club head having a device for resisting expansion between opposing walls during
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Please Help Me Get My Hands On This Club
Have access to obscure Japanese golf clubs? If so, I would appreciate your assistance in getting my hands on a
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A Glimpse into the PXG Future
This week a design patent issued that may give golfers a glimpse of “technologies” in upcoming PXG products. Check it
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The Likely Callaway Jailbreak Technology
After a brief hiatus, I am back and ready to ruin the day of marketing departments across Carlsbad! I kid,
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New Driver & Cavity Back Irons from Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG)
As if Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG) isn’t getting enough press this week, check out a new driver design and a
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Big Bertha Comes Under Fire from Triple Tee Golf
Yesterday Triple Tee Golf teed off a new patent infringement lawsuit against Callaway Golf, continuing its quest to monetize US
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Someone Has Been Brainstorming! Bertha 2016-2025?
A patent issued this week to Callaway Golf and suggests that they have been doing some serious brainstorming regarding the
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Just a Matter of Time?
After seeing Cobra Golf’s new KING F6+ driver splashed all over every website today (except mine – I understand, the
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The New Cobra Golf Fly-Z+ Squared Driver
Yes, that is a totally fake headline and I made up the “Fly-Z+ Squared” name. There is no evidence that
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Let the Speculation Begin – What’s Behind these Callaway Golf Trademark Applications?
Trademark applications generally aren’t all that interesting, but two trademark applications filed in the past week by Callaway Golf have
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The Next PING Driver?
In a post on January 29th I predicted the look of a PING driver that would be on the market
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Wilson’s Driver Design Contest – How it Should Have Been Done – PART 1
In a post last week I pointed out several reasons why the Wilson driver design contest should fail; primarily because
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Wilson Golf’s “Driver vs Driver” Contest :: The Fine Print Police & Why You Would Have to Be an Idiot to Enter this Contest!
Be prepared to be disgusted and embarrassed for the companies involved in this contest, which it too bad because they
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I Can Already See the Advertisements Proclaiming “#1 Lubricant in Golf”
Which manufacturer do you think came up with this lubricated design? The drawing comes from a patent application
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A Callaway Golf Driver Design That Will Never Make It To The Market
Yes, as usual, if my prediction is wrong I will go out and buy one! Interestingly, despite standing alone when
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Rory, Tiger, Casey, Wie… Who Will be the First to Put These Nike Golf Sticks in Their Bag?
Please, we are never going to see one of the Nike Golf players gaming these sticks, but the concept is
Read moreGuess the Brand – Golf Club Product Names
Can you guess which club maker intends to launch clubs under the Vortec name? Based upon a recently filed trademark
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Will We See a Plastic Driver from Nike Golf?
Please… of course not, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t working on one, as evidenced by a recently published patent
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Nostradawsey’s Predictions for a Future PING Driver
Last month I supplied my prediction regarding Callaway’s next new technology, today let’s look at PING. I predict that sometime
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Introducing the PING Velocity Slot / Speed Pocket / Compression Channel / Active Recoil Channel / etc…
You have to feel for the engineer sitting in the R&D department deep in thought, dreaming of the ideal golf
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Merry Christmas, My Present to You – A Look at the Next PING Driver (probably)
It is a pretty safe bet that the next new turbulated driver will look like this… The
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Nostradawsey’s Predictions for Callaway Golf’s Drivers and/or Fairway Woods of 2016
Forget about the first half of 2015 as we are unlikely to see any totally new product launches containing “technologies,”
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Yes Sir, the Tribal Tattoo is Coming Back
Last month I posted about a design patent by a club manufacturer having similarities to a 1990’s tribal tattoo. This
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A Callaway RAZR Driver and a Nike VR/SQ/MachSpeed Driver Meet in a Bar and Fall in Love
I would imagine their love child would look something like this! In an odd twist of fate, or careful patent
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How Would You Like an Extra 7 MPH of Ball Speed? This Titleist Invention May Get You There
Want to increase your ball speed by 7 mph? Work on your toe shot! That’s right, the impact position of
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90’s Tribal Tattoo Design or Driver Industrial Design? Guess Who
A recently issued design patent caught me by surprise. It was filed last June, which generally means it should be
Read moreNew Nike Golf Product Name or Quasi-Slogan?
Last week Nike filed a trademark application indicating their intent to use an interesting trademark directed to golf clubs. Based
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My Custom Eco-Friendly Driver Should be Made Primarily of Cardboard, but I Can’t Decide Whether it Should be Covered in Hemp, Silk, or Spandex
Say what? A recently published Cobra Golf patent application discloses that some day such a ridiculous combination may be possible.
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Excuse Me Fellow Golfer at the Range, May I Borrow Your Scanner so I can Determine My Club’s Face Angle, Loft, and Lie?
Is this Jetsons-esque golf invention a birdie or a bogey? Last week Callaway Golf was awarded USPN 8,801,537 titled “Adjustable
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Elegantly Sophisticated or Destined for Disaster?
Do you really want golfers accessing the inside of a new driver? Sure, it would be something different, but would
Read moreGet Ready, a F.A.S.T. Crown is Coming Your Way!
Yes, the marketing department at one golf company has marketer’s block (similar to writer’s block, only much harder to treat)
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Callaway Legacy Black Driver
**UPDATE :: This is the Legacy Black product line released in Japan. You can pick one up here for $945.
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A Glimpse at a New Technology for Cobra Golf?
While utility patent applications are often pie-in-the-sky dreams of designs and technologies that may never make it to the market,
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