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Selling Billions of Dollars Worth of Golf Balls Puts a Huge Target on the Back of Acushnet

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/28/2009 12:00 AM

Golf Balls are Big Business!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/19/2009 12:00 AM

An Update on the Latest Golf Ball Patent Infringement Lawsuits

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/8/2009 12:00 AM

Can You Guess How Much Force is Applied to a Golf Ball as the Cover is Cast Around the Core?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/21/2009 12:00 AM

Need a Few More Thoughts in Your Head as You Address the Ball? Try Wondering About Whether Your Ball has a Dimple Pattern Based on a Hexagonal Dipyramid Polyhedron!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/20/2009 12:00 AM

Cool Bridgestone Golf Ball Dimple Patent Issued This Week, Could It Be The Key To Gaining Those Few Extra Yards?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/18/2009 12:00 AM

The Love Continues: Callaway Sues Acushnet Regarding the Converted 2007 Pro V1’s and the New 2009 Pro V1x Golf Balls; Acushnet Sues Callaway Regarding the Tour i and Tour ix Golf Balls

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/3/2009 12:00 AM

All Golfers Are Familiar With The “Best Ball” Format, But What About The Patent Pending “Worst Ball” Format?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/28/2009 12:00 AM

Callaway Has Balls with Deep Apertures!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/27/2009 12:00 AM

Finally, Logos Within the Dimples of a Golf Ball!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/26/2009 12:00 AM

If You Can Putt With This Putting Practice Device Then You Should Be On Tour

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/15/2009 12:00 AM

A Bridgestone Golf Ball Fitting Patent Application Publishes! Should Contain All Sorts of Cool Ball Fitting Information, Right?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/27/2009 12:00 AM

How is Your Knowledge of Triboluminescent Materials? Probably Not Good, but Would You Buy a Reversible Color-Changing Golf Ball? Taylor Made Hopes So

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/24/2009 12:00 AM

Bridgestone Wants Some Information Redacted from the ProV1 Litigation Court Order, But Why?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/18/2009 12:00 AM

Golf Balls With Grooves; Truth or Fiction?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/15/2009 12:00 AM

Talk About Alternative Energy! Why Not Generate Electrical Power From The Impact Of A Golf Club And Golf Ball?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/10/2009 12:00 AM

How Is Your Knowledge of Electromagnetic Field Theory, Soddy Circles, and Circle Packing Theory? Fortunately Acushnet’s Golf Ball Engineers Know a Little About These Subjects

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/7/2009 12:00 AM

Will We Be Playing Foam-Core Golf Balls Soon? How Well Do You Know What Makes Your Golf Ball Perform?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/29/2008 12:00 AM

True to Their Words, Acushnet Appeals

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/20/2008 12:00 AM

Just Like Justin Timberlake, I Will Only Be Playing Callaway Golf Balls for the Next 12 Months

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/19/2008 12:00 AM

The ProV1 Litigation Update: Get Them While You Can.... Permanent Injunction Granted and No ProV1's Beyond 2008!

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

You Will Have to See the Latest Published Acushnet Golf Ball Patent Application to Believe It!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/28/2008 12:00 AM

Have Enough Fiber in Your Diet? How About in Your Golf Ball?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/23/2008 12:00 AM

ProV1 Litigation Update – Acushnet Updates the Court Regarding the USPTO’s Views of the Callaway Patents

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

A Training Ball That I Would Have to See to Believe

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/3/2008 12:00 AM

My Tour of the USGA Research and Test Center

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/16/2008 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/11/2008 12:00 AM

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

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

Acushnet’s Attempt to Counter the Counterfeit Golf Ball Industry

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/14/2008 12:00 AM

The Quest for the Perfect Lighted Golf Ball..... Does It Exist?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/15/2008 12:00 AM

Can it Be? A Practical Golf Ball Location System

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

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/2/2008 12:00 AM

Can You Imagine Microwave Instructions on a Sleeve of Golf Balls?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/24/2008 12:00 AM

What the Heck is This Contraption? A Rather Unusual Golf Related Device Receives Design Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/23/2008 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

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

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

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

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

Finally, A “Smart Golf Ball”!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/21/2008 12:00 AM

If I Gave You a High Surface Friction Golf Ball Would You Expect More Spin or Less Spin When You Hit it With a Wedge? How About When Struck With Your Driver?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/3/2008 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

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

The Latest Invention Intended to Eliminate the Lost Golf Ball

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/6/2008 12:00 AM

More Nanotechnology… This Time in a Golf Ball

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/3/2008 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 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

“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

The BirdieBall Practice Golf Ball is Granted Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/30/2007 12:00 AM

Would You Buy Liquid Filled Golf Balls? I Am Starting To Think That I Would

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/27/2007 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

Follow-up to Prior Post… How Many Utility Patents are Directed to Bridgestone Tour B330 Golf Balls?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/29/2007 12:00 AM

How Many Utility Patents are Directed to Titleist ProV1 Golf Balls?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/26/2007 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

How is the Spew of Your Golf Ball Seam? Don’t Worry I Will Explain…

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

Are You Playing a Ball with the Appropriate Overlap Saturation (OS) for Your Game?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/8/2007 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

Finally, No More Having to Remember What Type of Golf Ball You Are Playing, Let Alone that Pesky Number… Forget About Having to Mark Your Golf Ball… Just Remember What it Smells Like

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/25/2007 12:00 AM

It’s All About the Dimples… Are Your Dimples Bilaterally Symmetric? Is a 344 Dimple Ball on the Horizon?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/20/2007 12:00 AM

Golf Inventions Directed to Tracking Errant Golf Shots; Everything from a 1925 Spring-Wound Noise Generating Golf Ball to a 2007 GPS Golf Ball Location System

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/17/2007 12:00 AM

There is No Shortage of Brain Power in the Golf Industry!

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

Everyone Has Heard of Hybrid Golf Clubs, but What About Hybrid Golf Balls

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/11/2007 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

Huge Antique Golf Club Auction and Exhibition in NYC

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

I Couldn’t Make This Up… Patent Issues for Golf Ball Lubricant!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/9/2007 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

A Dimple Design Patent… Interesting

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/23/2007 12:00 AM

Review of the Second Episode of “Fore Inventors Only” on The Golf Channel – Is Stina the Only Judge with Common Sense?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/18/2007 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 Self-Healing Golf Ball… What?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/5/2007 12:00 AM

Origins of the Liquid Filled Golf Ball

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/4/2007 12:00 AM

Callaway Granted Golf Ball Patent on Liquid Filled Golf Balls... Is it the Future of Golf Balls?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/26/2007 12:00 AM

A Perimeter Weighted Golf Ball Patent Issues to Acushnet… And Why Average Golfers Should Not Be Playing the Same Balls as the Pros

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/25/2007 12:00 AM

Who Actually Heats Their Golf Balls?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/14/2007 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

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

Acushnet Granted Patent on Ball Designed for High Swing Speed Golfers… In Other Words, A Ball Aerodynamically Designed for the Pros

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

Srixon Awarded Interesting Two-Tiered Dimple Golf Ball Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/5/2007 12:00 AM

What is Behind the Hollow Metal Core Golf Ball Hype? MOI of Course

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/25/2007 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

Patent of the Week – Golf Ball with Clear Cover and Cool Looking Insert

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/7/2007 12:00 AM

Patent of the Week – Acushnet’s “Golf Ball Dimples” Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/1/2007 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

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

Fascinating IP of the Week – Doesn’t Everyone Need a Golf Ball Heater

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/18/2007 12:00 AM

A Big Week for Golf Ball Patents

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/15/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/29/2007 12:00 AM

2006 Golf Ball Published Patent Applications of the BALL Giants… the rest of the story

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/26/2007 12:00 AM

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

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/23/2007 12:00 AM

IP Grab of the Week: Callaway’s Liquid Filled Golf Ball

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/17/2007 12:00 AM

First Golf Ball DESIGN Patent in Almost Seven Months

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/14/2007 12:00 AM

Great Patenting Week for Acushnet; 2 Golf Club Utility Patents, 1 Golf Club Design Patent, and 1 Golf Ball Utility Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/8/2007 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
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