First words
Published: 30 March, 2011
As you will see in our lead News story on page 4, Titleist and Callaway are still at it over the four infamous patents, which Callaway claims Titleist infringed in manufacturing a previous generation of the Pro V1 family of balls. Titleist said they didn’t. Callaway said they did. Then Titleist argued they didn’t, again. It’s gripping stuff – like watching Padraig Harrington repeat the exact same putt 100 times on a practice green after a bad round – back and forth, back and forth.
As with most epic lawsuits, the only winners might end up being the lawyers – I bet they don’t think twice about spending £50 on a box of Pro V1s at the weekend. But wouldn’t both companies be better served by coming to a sportsmanlike agreement, and then all the funds being pitched into this legal black hole can be diverted into something more worthwhile, like a massive, worldwide, green-grass retail promotion that golfers simply can’t resist?
Just a suggestion (don’t sue me).
Robin Barwick, Editor