To follow up on a recent post regarding golf CLUB trademark filings, this post regarding golf BALL trademark applications is in order. As expected, Callaway leads the pack, followed by Bridgestone, Taylor Made, Nike, and Acushnet. What is your favorite product name? (I list my top 5 at the end of the post)

Callaway Golf: `FD > 20060000 < 20070000 and callaway[on] and golf[gs] and balls[gs]

1 CLUB R    
2 CX3    
3 CXR    
4 CXB    
5 CALLAWAY GOLF CONSUMER EXCHANGE    
6 COMMANDO    
7 TOP-FLITE D2    
8 BLACK SWIRL    
9 HXH    
10 REBEL    
11 DIMPLE IN DIMPLE    
12 CONSUMER EXCHANGE    
13 D 2    
14 A GAME FOR LIFE    
15 BIG BERTHA OSSIE    
16 CALLAWAY GOLF E-8    
17 GMR    
18 ULTIMATE FLYING MACHINE    
19 TETRA    
20 BLACK & WHITE.    
21 BLACK & WHITE    
22 TOUR EDITION   

Bridgestone: `FD > 20060000 < 20070000 and bridgestone[on] and golf[gs] and balls[gs]

1 GC OS    
2 GC MID    
3 TOUR SIII    
4 GRAVITY CHAMBER    
5 X-POLYMER    
6 FEELS GREAT, PLAYS LONG    
7 FASHIONABLE PERFORMANCE    
8 XP3    
9 WC DESIGN   

Taylor Made: `FD > 20060000 < 20070000 and taylor[on] and made[on] and golf[gs] and balls[gs]

1 MAXFLI FIRE    
2 BLAZING BALL SPEED    
3 TP BLACK    
4 TP RED    
5 WE ARE GOLFERS    
6 TOUR FIRE   

Nike: `FD > 20060000 < 20070000 and nike[on] and golf[gs] and balls[gs]

1 TRANSFORMER    
2 Packing Hologram      
3 BODY KNOWLEDGE   

Acushnet: `FD > 20060000 < 20070000 and acushnet[on] and golf[gs] and balls[gs]

1 EXCEPTION
2 CLR

What does this tell us? When you own the brand that is the “#1 ball in golf” (Titleist) there is need to come up with new product names.

David Dawsey – The Golf Trademark Attorney

My favorite top 5 anticipated new golf ball product names (drum roll please):

5. REBEL
4. TETRA
3. EXCEPTION
2. COMMANDO
1. TOUR FIRE
 
(PS - these are informal statistics compiled quickly by me... no help from the manfacturers... estimated error of less than 5%)