ITC Seeks Comments in Section 337 Case on Golf Club Adaptors
Public interest statements on a possible exclusion order on imported golf club shaft and head adapters are due to the International Trade Commission by close of business Nov. 3, ITC said in a notice. The notice follows a ruling by the ITC in which it found the lone respondent, Top Golf Equipment, to be in default after the company failed to respond to various investigation deadlines. The ITC is now considering a permanent limited exclusion order and a permanent cease and desist order against Top Golf.
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The remedy was first suggested in a May 19 complaint by Club-Conex (see 2206240017), which alleged that Top Golf Equipment imported and sold shaft and head connection adapters that infringed two Club-Conex patents covering golf club assembly for "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.