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Intellectual Property

Apr. 1, 2010

Golf Ball Company Loses Claim

Carlsbad-based Callaway Golf Co. lost a bid for as much as $246 million in damages over its claim that Acushnet Co. - maker of the popular Titleist Pro V1 golf ball - infringed its patents.

By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Carlsbad-based Callaway Golf Co. lost a bid for as much as $246 million in damages over its claim that Acushnet Co. - maker of the popular Titleist Pro V1 golf ball - infringed its patents.

The Delaware jury's verdict on Monday is a big victory for Henry Bunsow, a San Francisco-based patent litigator at Howrey, who represented Acushnet. Callaway officials said they would appeal ...

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