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Golf Inventions, Patents, and Technology via The IP Golf Guy (aka The Golf Patent Attorney): Category Archive for Litigation

Patent Litigation Continues to Rise… the Stats for 2007

Another Counterfeit Golf Club Bust, This Time in Plano Texas

10 Intellectual Property Goals for the New Year

Clone Club Makers Are Coming Under Fire Again… Nike Accuses Several Defendants of Infringing 15 Design Patents

The Mesquite Nevada Golf Course Trademark War… Wolf Creek versus Hidden Wolf

SkyHawke’s SkyCaddie Products Will Not Be Pulled Off the Shelves… (Thus, I Don’t Have to Eat My Words)

A Leather Grip Patent and Trademark Infringement Battle is Brewing

The Verdict: Callaway Golf v. Acushnet Golf Ball Patent Infringement Litigation

The Golf Club Patent Infringement Battle between TaylorMade and Callaway is Over

North Carolina Counterfeit Golf Club Group Busted

The Golf Patent Infringement Trial of the Year (Callaway Golf v. Acushnet); Apparently Phil Mickelson Isn’t Concerned with Burning Bridges

Dogleg Right Sues TaylorMade Golf for Patent Infringement of Two Golf Club Patents

Check Your Divot Repair Tool… You May Be A Patent Infringer

GolfTech Jumps Into the Golf Patent Infringement Litigation Arena with "Sport Swing Analysis System" Patent

“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

Has Callaway’s Case Against Acushnet Been Weakened by a Recent Patent Office Action?

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?

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?

Ever Wonder What You Would Have to Go Through to Get on the Jury in the Callaway v. Acushnet Golf Ball Patent Infringement Litigation

Greg Norman Subpoenaed by Acushnet to Testify in the Callaway v. Acushnet Golf Ball Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Looks Like TaylorMade and Callaway Will Settle Their Golf Club Patent Infringement Battle

Another GPS Lawsuit, This Time GPS Industries Finds Themselves on the Receiving End… ProLink Sues GPS Industries and Others

GPS Industries Files Reply Brief in Support of Their Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against SkyHawke (maker of the SkyCaddie product)… Now it is up to the Court to Rule on the Motion… Plus My Prediction

Update on the IntelliGolf Lawsuit

Clone Golf Club Patent Infringement Litigation: Callaway Cracks the Whip on the Clones

Phil Mickelson Subpoenaed by Acushnet to Testify in the Callaway v. Acushnet Golf Ball Patent Infringement Lawsuit

IntelliGolf Accused of Infringing “Handheld Golf Reporting and Statistical Analysis Apparatus and Method” Patent

Interesting Patent Litigation Trends Survey

Statements Made by Callaway’s Attorneys to the Court are Called into Question by Acushnet

Judge Prevents Nike Golf’s New Marketing Director From Starting Work on Monday

Class Action Lawsuit by PGA Golf Professionals Against Their Employer Dick’s Sporting Goods

SkyHawke (maker of the SkyCaddie product) Fires Back in Response to GPS Industries' Motion Seeking Preliminary Injunction

Bridgestone and Acushnet Settle Golf Ball Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Interested in Patent Litigation?

Get Your SkyCaddies by October 1st… Plaintiffs in Pending Patent Infringement Case Seek Preliminary Injunction!

TaylorMade Responds to Callaway’s Texas and California Lawsuits

The IP Golf Guy Goes International – OK, That May be Stretching It, But I was Interviewed by the UK’s “Pods and Blogs” Radio Show on BBC Radio 5 Live

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

Update… The Lawsuit Against Nike and Golf Club Designer Tom Stites is Dismissed Again… Court Chastises the Plaintiff Triple Tee Golf… A Lesson on Why to Run a Business Like a Business (formally)

Callaway Sues Taylor Made Twice In The Past 5 Days!

Only an Attorney Could State “Acushnet does not dispute that Nick Price is a popular and PERHAPS skilled professional golfer” (emphasis added)

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

Acushnet and Softspikes Sued for Golf Shoe Spike Patent Infringement… and Lawsuit Against Nike and Champ Lives On

Vulcan Golf Sues Google

Callaway Sues Acushnet Again… This Time for Infringement of 5 Golf Club Patents

Golf Club Manufacturers PAY ATTENTION… Nike Trademark Application for Yellow on Sole of Golf Club Will Be Published for Opposition on June 26th

Why a Jury Awarded $2.2 Million to Callaway at Maxfli’s Expense & Why You Must be Careful in Your Comparative Advertising

Patent Litigation – Where Were Most Cases Filed in 2006?

Thinking of Landing that Next Great Job by Taking Your Employers Trade Secrets? Consider that an Ex-Coke Employee just Received 8 Years in the Clink

Can Membership at Augusta Cost Your Company Millions?

The IP Golf Guy was a Guest on Tee Time Radio Program

Golf GPS Devices - The Center of Attention in Recently Filed Patent Infringement Lawsuit

The True Cost of Patent Litigation

Will Golf Ball Patent Infringement Lawsuits Cause Acushnet to Take Their Eyes Off the Ball and Relinquish Their Title “The #1 Ball in Golf”?

Is Nike In Trouble for Theft of Golf Club Design? The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Sends Case Back to the District Court

Great Interview at the EagleParBirdie Blog Regarding Patenting in the Golf Industry...

Top 10 Intellectual Property Verdicts of 2006 - The Awards are Staggering

Intellectual Property Infringement Statistics; Filings, Trials, and Awards

US Club Designers Beware: Nelson Precision Casting is Positioning Itself to be the Only Club Manufacturer

Thinking of Using Your Favorite College Teams' Colors in Your Next New Golf Product? Consider This

Shameless Press Release Welcoming New IP Attorney to My Firm

Bust Your Competitors’ Patents

Trademark Infringement / Trademark Litigation: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Patent Infringement / Patent Litigation: What Is It and How Does It Work?

The Golf Industry Needs More Comparative Advertising

10 Intellectual Property Goals for the New Year

Your Famous Golf Industry Trademark May No Longer Be Entitled to Dilution Claims

Patent Infringement Opinions of Patent Counsel and Waiver of Privilege

Don’t Overlook Intellectual Property Insurance