Patent Law

Something I Never Thought I Would Say ? I Would Pay Money for This Ball Marker

Posted on May 24, 2010
Yep, I would actually buy a set of the golf ball markers disclosed in a recently published patent application. The application published as US Pub. No. 20100125008 titled ?Golf Ball Marker,? which describes the invention as: The golf ball marker has a top side contoured and textured to represent a portion of an actual golf course and a flat bottom side...

Incorporate This Golf Invention Into a Smart Phone App and I Would Lower My Handicap Quickly

Posted on May 22, 2010
I fairly consistently hit my putts where I intend; the problem is that where I intend to hit them rarely correlates with where the hole is actually located for putts of ten feet or more. This is probably true for most golfers that have handicaps over five...

Dimples, Amazing Dimples; I Hope Your Domains Are Tessellated

Posted on May 17, 2010
Can you ever get enough information regarding golf ball aerodynamics? OK, maybe some people can, but not the readers of this blog. Check out this new Acushnet design. The drawings come from a recently published patent application titled ?Dimple Patterns for Golf Balls? (US Pub...

Another Invention for the ?Just What Every Golfer Needs? File

Posted on May 13, 2010
On Thursdays I often find myself muttering ?who could possibly need that? as I am looking through the golf-related patent applications that just became publicly available. However, then I snap back into reality and remind myself that whether or not a person actually ?needs? a product has very little to do with its success...

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Callaway?s Request for a Mulligan Regarding the ProV1 Litigation

Posted on May 10, 2010
Why does Callaway want a mulligan and another trial in the ProV1 patent litigation? Well, the same reason that Acushnet wanted a re-do after it lost the first trial; because losing sucks! (especially when 9 figures are involved) Callaway has filed a Motion for a New Trial and Judgment as a Matter of Law...

Looking for a Little Extra Off the Tee?

Posted on May 07, 2010
Recall the post titled ?The Next Step in Club Head Adjustability? Acushnet?s COR Adjustment Patent? from 2-1/2 years ago? If not, check it out and then judge for yourself whether the Acushnet design or the Nike design is more practical. Nike?s take on the adjustable face stiffness concept was disclosed this week in a patent application that published as US Pub...

Tiger's New Sticks? Not Likely

Posted on May 05, 2010
I have often wondered if all the ?adjustability? features of modern clubs are simply a fad that will die off, or is there staying power? Well, fad or not, adjustability has given birth to a ton of patent applications. One of the latest is a Nike patent application that published as US Pub...

Will This Cobra Driver Design Make it to the Market?

Posted on April 30, 2010
It has been almost exactly 2 years since I authored the post titled "Holy Mackerel, Could this be the Next New Titleist or Cobra Driver?" The driver design disclosed in that post generated a lot of interest, but we have yet to see the club hit the market...

Recall The Lawsuit Against Nike and Golf Club Designer Tom Stites? Well, It Continues to Live

Posted on April 28, 2010
Boy, it has been years since I thought about the lawsuit brought by Triple Tee Golf (TTG), and founder Jack Gillig, against Nike and Tom Stites. Therefore, I was surprised to learn of a last week's decision from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) that has given life back to parts of the lawsuit...

Finally a Club for all the Baseball Loving Golfers

Posted on April 26, 2010
I have never been much of a baseball fan so perhaps the genius of this invention is lost on me. Check out the invention disclosed in a patent application that published last week as US Pub. No. 20100099508 titled ?Ball Game and Equipment.? The patent application describes the invention as: Game apparatus for playing a baseball-like and golf-like game to be played on a golf course or a sports field or yard with rules of play for golf courses and sports fields or yards...

Crazy Golf Club Patent of the Week

Posted on April 22, 2010
It has been a while since the last  post covering a bizarre golf club patent and I am starting to sense the pent up demand for such a post (not really). Well, there is no doubt that the putter found in US Patent No. 5362048, which issued in 1994, meets the criteria...

The Next Great Advance in Golf Shirt Technology; Could It Be the Next Swimsuit Controversy?

Posted on April 20, 2010
Who says the Golf-Patents blog doesn?t cover fashion? OK, it really doesn?t, but last week a patent application published directed to golf shirt technology that is guaranteed (not really) to give you a higher swing speed, and probably significantly increase the number of times that you accidentally knock the ball of the tee! The application published as US Pub...

Finally, The Perfect Combination of Horseshoes and Golf

Posted on April 17, 2010
That?s right, golf and horseshoes. How can it go wrong? It might just be the best backyard drinking game since lawn jarts (the old school dangerous ones of course). The invention is called ?ringer golf? and is disclosed in a patent application that published this week as US Pub...

Check out this Bridgestone Dimple Design

Posted on April 15, 2010
Last month I posted about an Acushnet golf ball dimple patent application that was eye catching. Today, a Bridgestone patent application published disclosing an equally interesting dimple design. The application published as US Pub. No. 20100093468 titled ?Golf Ball,? which describes the invention as: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a golf ball and, more particularly, relates to a golf ball having dimples formed on the surface thereof to improve the carry...

The Dirtiest Sounding Golf-Related Invention I Have Come Across

Posted on April 14, 2010
Every week I look through the newly issued patents and newly published patent applications related to golf for interesting inventions. Well, last week one in particular caught my eye because of a rather risqué title. So here it is, the dirtiest sounding golf-related invention! A patent application published as US Pub...

The IP Golf Guy Discusses ?Venture Capitalists and Intellectual Property Portfolio Analysis, Are Small Business Owners Missing the Boat?? on the Small Business Advocate® Radio Program

Posted on April 13, 2010
I was honored to be a guest on the nationally syndicated Small Business Advocate® radio show this morning. Jim Blasingame and I discussed some things that small business owners need to consider when trying to attract investors and potential purchasers...

Which 3 Masters Champions are also Patent Holders?

Posted on April 08, 2010
It is a fitting time to revisit prior posts that cover Masters champions who are also inventors. So, with respect to utility patents check out the prior post titled "Which Two Masters Champions Have Been Issued Utility Patents since 1976?"; and with respect to design patents check out the prior post titled "Which Top 5 Golfer is an Inventor on a Golf Club Patent? And Who Owns the Patent?" Hint: two of the three inventors have won the Masters multiple times! Dave Dawsey  - The IP Golf Guy

Ahh, Masters' Week is Finally Here

Posted on April 07, 2010
It is that time of year again to check out Augusta's trademark portfolio. Check out my prior post One More Reason to Admire Augusta National ? The Trademark Portfolio, which illustrates that there are some pretty smart people that know how to capitalize on Augusta's fame.

Did You Know That the Markings on Your Golf Ball Can Control the ?Orbit of the Head, Ballistic Trajectory or Impact Point?

Posted on April 06, 2010
Yes, these must be some pretty special golf ball markings to control the ?orbit of the head, ballistic trajectory or impact point.? Let?s see if see if you buy it! The patent issued today to SRI Sports (parent of the Srixon brand) as USPN 7,691,005 titled ?Golf Ball,? and it explains: In general, golf balls have a mark thereon...

How Would You Like One Consistent Putting Stroke, Regardless of the Speed of the Greens

Posted on April 05, 2010
Last week Golf Science Technology LLC was granted an interesting putter patent. The basic premise is that you adjust the putter weighting to account for the speed of the greens, then take your normal swing for your typical ten foot putt. Nice theory. The patent is USPN 7,686,705 titled ?Golf Club,? which describes the invention as: An improved design for a golf club shaft and method increases stroke accuracy by significantly reducing stroke take-back distance...

New Scottish Musical Instrument, Male Corset, MacGyver Vest, or Golf Swing Training Device?

Posted on April 01, 2010
Oh, it is too easy to poke fun at golf training aides. Regardless of how ridiculous they may make you look, or feel, I do suspect that most of them would indeed help the average golfer. One such training device received a patent this week. While it may look like a little like a new bagpipe instrument crossed with a flak jacket, I can see that it may have some merit...

Unbelievable, Acushnet Sinks a Fifty Footer and Wins the ProV1 Litigation

Posted on March 29, 2010
Better than a hole-in-one for Acushnet! Amazing.You can read the jury's Verdict Sheet HERE.Now will it end? Probably not!David Dawsey  - The IP Golf Guy

After 4 Days of Trial the ProV1 Jury Receives the Final Jury Instructions

Posted on March 27, 2010
Want to get a flavor for the ProV1 golf ball patent litigation and what the jury will be deliberating? If so, check out the Final Jury Instructions read by the judge to the jury. It is pretty interesting reading and gives you a feel for what the jury will be considering!David Dawsey  - Reporting on Golf Industry Patent Litigation

Callaway Wants the ProV1 Jury to Hear the Testimony of Phil Mickelson

Posted on March 27, 2010
Phil?s testimony was excluded from the first ProV1 trial, but Callaway is doing their best to get it admitted in the second trial. This week Callaway filed a motion titled ?Callaway Golf?s Motion to Introduce Deposition Testimony from Phil Mickelson,? which explained their view of why his deposition testimony is important to the case...

Furyk?s New Srixon Driver?

Posted on March 25, 2010
We have heard all about Furyk?s never ending search for the perfect new driver. In fact, I have heard too much about it. Well, this week a SRI patent issued that may give us a look at the next one we see in his bag, or not. Check out this beauty! The drawings come from USPN 7,682,263 titled ?Golf Club Head,? which explains:The present invention relates to a golf club head, more particularly to a hollow structure having a specific shape capable of increasing the depth of center of gravity and the moment of inertia of the head...

This Acushnet Golf Ball Design Will Wrinkle Your Brain

Posted on March 18, 2010
Golf ball patents and patent applications are generally one of two types. First, the most common type is directed to the complex composition of one or more layers of the ball, and you generally need an advanced degree in chemistry or polymer engineering to make heads or tails of what has been invented...

Scotty?s Latest Design Patent

Posted on March 17, 2010
Over the years I have covered a few of Scotty Cameron?s inventions (HERE, HERE, and HERE). Well, last week he had an interesting design patent issued titled ?Front Face of a Putter? (USPN D611,553). Check out this putter face patent! Pretty cool, but I am still not sure I am ready to shell out the premium required to have a Cameron putter...

The Erector Set of Drivers; Has Nike Gone Too Far?

Posted on March 16, 2010
Boy, in the past six months Nike has given me a lot of material to write about; just see these posts HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. Well, here is another patent application that published last week. Check out this design: The drawings come from a patent application that published as US Pub...

Nike is Definitely Thinking Outside the Box With This Design

Posted on March 15, 2010
If you frequent this site then you know that in the past six months I have authored several posts (HERE, HERE, and HERE) regarding some pretty cool, albeit unconventional, designs by Nike. Well, this week another Nike patent application became publicly available and it gives us a look at another interesting design that they have come up with...

The Proposed Jury Instructions for the ProV1 Patent Litigation Trial

Posted on March 08, 2010
Yesterday we looked at the jointly proposed voir dire for the ProV1 patent infringement trial; today let?s look at the jointly proposed jury instructions.PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS Members of the jury:Now that you have been sworn, I have the following preliminary instructions for guidance on your role as jurors in this case...

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