Club-Conex Files Section 337 Complaint on Imported Golf Club Shafts
Club-Conex asked the International Trade Commission to open a Section 337 investigation on imported golf club shafts and club head connectors that allegedly infringe two of its patents, the ITC said in a May 25 notice (ITC docket no. 3622).…
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The complaint alleges Top Golf Equipment imports and sells equipment that infringes on patents issued between 2010 and 2011. The patents cover golf club connection adapters, which are used to "quickly and easily, but reversibly, assemble a golf club shaft with a golf club head" for the purposes of "providing bespoke golf club fitting services." Equipment resellers use the adapters to fit customers for a customized set of golf clubs by allowing various combinations of club shafts and club heads. Club-Conex is asking the ITC for a permanent limited exclusion order and a permanent cease and desist order against Top Golf.