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• How Long Before Football Fields Have to Increase in Length?

  Golf purists often argue that the modern golf ball has ruined the game. Is it just a matter of time before the football analysts are making the same arguments and demanded that the football’s performance needs to be rolled back? Chew on this, today a... Posted Feb 11 2013, 11:00 PM by Golf Inventions, Patents, and Technology via The IP Golf Guy (aka The Golf Patent Attorney) Filed under: Misc Golf Products, Patent of the Week, Fascinating IP of the Week

• The Future of Golf, A Thoughtful Commentary on the State of the Game (or not)

  I recently posted about one method of making golf more enjoyable, but a recent application takes the cake. Have you ever heard of Tolf? Yes, that is golf with a T (clever). The revolutionary new hybrid game is disclosed in US Pub. No. 20110221134 , aptly... Posted Oct 18 2011, 12:00 AM by Golf Inventions, Patents, and Technology via The IP Golf Guy (aka The Golf Patent Attorney) Filed under: Published Patent App of the Week, Misc Golf Products, Fascinating IP of the Week

• Have You Ever Considered Energizing Your Golf Ball Via Your Tee?

  Me neither! Fortunately the brains at “ The Oven ” are thinking about these things, as evidenced by a patent application that recently published as US Pub. No. 20110224008 titled “Golf Ball With Piezoelectric Material.” The application describes the invention... Posted Oct 06 2011, 12:00 AM by Golf Inventions, Patents, and Technology via The IP Golf Guy (aka The Golf Patent Attorney) Filed under: Balls, Published Patent App of the Week, Fascinating IP of the Week, USGA Rules

• An Invention That My Beloved Buckeye Football Team Could Use

  Over the summer I came across an interesting patent that was worth saving until football season, and it serves as a good example that bizarre sports patents aren’t limited to the field of golf. The patent is USPN 7,980,971 titled “Self-Propelled Football... Posted Sep 19 2011, 12:00 AM by Golf Inventions, Patents, and Technology via The IP Golf Guy (aka The Golf Patent Attorney) Filed under: Patent of the Week, Fascinating IP of the Week, Inventing in General, Patent Humor

• Forget About “Tee it Forward,” This is the Way to Make Golf More Fun

  This one doesn’t need any explanation, check it out! An interesting patent application published this week as US Pub. No. 20110214653 titled “Bow Apparatus and Method for Playing Archery Golf.” The application describes the invention as: The present invention... Posted Sep 09 2011, 12:00 AM by Golf Inventions, Patents, and Technology via The IP Golf Guy (aka The Golf Patent Attorney) Filed under: Balls, Published Patent App of the Week, Misc Golf Products, Fascinating IP of the Week, Patent Humor, USGA Rules

• Is Their One Best Method of Achieving the Optimal Golf Stance? An Australian Inventor Thinks So and Has Patented It

  Would you be surprised to learn that a method of setting up to the ball can be patented? Well one Australian inventor had his eye on the ball and patented his method of achieving his idea of the “optimal golf stance.” The patent issued this week as USPN... Posted Jul 05 2010, 12:00 AM by The IP Golf Guy - The Golf Patent Lawyer (Golf Inventions, Patents, Litigation, Trademarks) Filed under: Misc Golf Products, Patent of the Week, Fascinating IP of the Week

• Wrapping Up the Week Dedicated to Golf Course Patents – A Compact Design

  What better way to get hit by a golf ball than playing on a compact golf course. Every golfer has played on one of those courses that squeezed 18 holes in the space that should house 14 holes. The type that has a net around at least one tee box; probably... Posted Feb 05 2010, 11:00 PM by The IP Golf Guy - The Golf Patent Lawyer (Golf Inventions, Patents, Litigation, Trademarks) Filed under: Misc Golf Products, Fascinating IP of the Week, Course Design

• Day 4 of the Week Dedicated to Golf Course Patents – Finally a Web Pattern Layout

  What happens when a statistics professor designs a golf course? The possibilities are endless. Actually, I don’t know if the inventor of the course of today is a statistics professor, but it wouldn’t surprise me. So, what could possibly follow a linear... Posted Feb 03 2010, 11:00 PM by The IP Golf Guy - The Golf Patent Lawyer (Golf Inventions, Patents, Litigation, Trademarks) Filed under: Misc Golf Products, Fascinating IP of the Week, Course Design

• Day 3 of the Week Dedicated to Golf Course Patents

  So far this week we have examined a linear golf course layout and a circular layout , therefore it must now be time to look at a design incorporated shared fairways. Today’s design is found in USPN 6,053,819 titled “Golf Course, Golf Park and Associated... Posted Feb 02 2010, 11:00 PM by The IP Golf Guy - The Golf Patent Lawyer (Golf Inventions, Patents, Litigation, Trademarks) Filed under: Misc Golf Products, Fascinating IP of the Week, Crazy Golf Patents, Course Design

• A Week Dedicated to Golf Course Patents - Day 1

  Ever wonder if you can patent a golf course’s architecture? Well, this week I will provide you with some interesting golf course layout patents that you may find hard to believe. Additionally, if you are a golf course architecture aficionado then you... Posted Jan 31 2010, 11:00 PM by The IP Golf Guy - The Golf Patent Lawyer (Golf Inventions, Patents, Litigation, Trademarks) Filed under: Misc Golf Products, Fascinating IP of the Week, Course Design

• Pull This Putting Invention Out on the Practice Green and You May Get a Few Stares

  I love inventions directed to conquering this maddening sport. It is a sign that human spirit is alive and well; and that some tinkerers truly believe they have invented a gadget that will make the game less frustrating for the rest of us. Sure, there... Posted Jan 20 2010, 11:00 PM by The IP Golf Guy - The Golf Patent Lawyer (Golf Inventions, Patents, Litigation, Trademarks) Filed under: Published Patent App of the Week, Misc Golf Products, Putters, Fascinating IP of the Week

• Are Your Balls Deformed? Come On, Golf Balls of Course. Well, This Putter Will Let You Know

  Ever wonder if your balls were deformed? Well, if so I have found the perfect putter for you. An interesting putter was disclosed in a patent application that published this week as US Pub. No. 20100009781 titled “Putter and Golf Ball Deformity Measuring... Posted Jan 15 2010, 11:00 PM by The IP Golf Guy - The Golf Patent Lawyer (Golf Inventions, Patents, Litigation, Trademarks) Filed under: Balls, Published Patent App of the Week, Putters, Fascinating IP of the Week, Crazy Golf Patents

• Ahh, There's My Problem; My Huge Driver Does Not Look Ridiculous Enough

  Today a patent application published that makes me wonder whether the inventor has ever actually played golf. The application published as US Pub. No. 20090203466 titled “Golf Club Head” and describes the invention as: The present invention discloses... Posted Aug 13 2009, 12:00 AM by The IP Golf Guy - The Golf Patent Lawyer (Golf Inventions, Patents, Litigation, Trademarks) Filed under: Fascinating IP of the Week, Woods

• Would You Game This Driver?

  I bet you have never seen a driver like this. Check out the driver design found in design patent USPN D592720 titled “Golf Club Head,” which issued last week to Jack Hamm (the creator of some unconventional drivers ). Would you game it? Dave Dawsey -... Posted May 26 2009, 12:00 AM by The IP Golf Guy - The Golf Patent Lawyer (Golf Inventions, Patents, Litigation, Trademarks) Filed under: Fascinating IP of the Week, Woods

• Want to Reduce the Scatter of Your Tee Shots? Author of Several Golf Club R&D Books Receives Interesting Elastic Club Head Patent That May Help Out

  Are you familiar with Dr. Frank D. Werner ? He is the author of a handful of books (example 1 , 2 ) on golf club engineering, and was one of the early supporters of square drivers (see THIS prior post). Based upon his bio , I would bet that Frank is one... Posted Apr 16 2009, 12:00 AM by The IP Golf Guy - The Golf Patent Lawyer (Golf Inventions, Patents, Litigation, Trademarks) Filed under: Patent of the Week, Fascinating IP of the Week, Woods, USGA Rules