peplaw06;2658954 said:
I heard that... Anyone know any more details? When do they have to stop selling them, and where can I stock up before that??
Now obviously they are still selling the balls in stores so there must be some appeals and what not going on.
This if from Forbes.com;
Callaway Golf Wins Post Trial Motions in Lawsuit Against Acushnet
11.11.08, 12:03 AM ET
Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY) today announced that the United States District Court in Wilmington, Delaware,
has granted Callaway Golf's request for a permanent injunction to stop sales of Acushnet's current line of Titleist Pro V1 family of golf balls, effective no later than January 1, 2009. At Callaway Golf's request, professional golfers will be allowed to play Pro V1 golf balls through the end of this calendar year.
In its ruling today, the Court also rejected Acushnet's request to overturn the jury's December 2007 verdict which found that Callaway Golf's golf ball patents were valid and infringed by Acushnet's Titleist Pro V1 family of golf balls.
"Callaway Golf has invested millions of dollars in Research and Development to create innovative products for millions of golfers around the world, and has protected those products with one of the broadest patent portfolios in golf," said Steve McCracken, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Callaway Golf. "We are very pleased with today's decision which will stop the sale of these infringing Pro V1 golf balls."
Through an unwavering commitment to innovation, Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) creates products and services designed to make every golfer a better golfer. Callaway Golf Company manufactures and sells golf clubs and golf balls, and sells golf accessories, under the Callaway Golf(R), Odyssey(R), Top-Flite(R), and Ben Hogan(R) brands in more than 110 countries worldwide. For more information please visit
www.callawaygolf.com or shop.callawaygolf.com
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/businesswire/2008/11/11/businesswire20081110006842r1.html