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TaylorMade is turning the tables, accuses PXG of patent infringement

Published

6 years ago

Nov 28, 2017

Back in September, PXG filed a lawsuit against TaylorMade claiming the new P-790 irons violated patents that PXG owned. At that time, PXG also filed for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would halt the sales of P-790 irons ahead of their September 15th launch date. That restraining order was denied, and TaylorMade claimed it was “falsely accused” of infringement.

Flash forward to two weeks ago — as first reported by Golf Digest — TaylorMade is flipping the script on PXG. TaylorMade has filed documents in the U.S. District Court in Arizona accusing PXG of violating TaylorMade’s patents. The documents — you can read all 189 pages here by subscribing — call for PXG to stop selling all of its 0311 irons, its 0811 drivers and 0341 metalwoods.

Additionally, TaylorMade is also calling for PXG’s lawsuit against the P-790 irons to be dismissed, because “PXG’s complaint fails to map the features of the P790 irons onto the limitations of even one claim…”

Stand by, as we will update this post with any further news regarding this legal battle.

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HDTVMAN

Nov 29, 2017 at 4:54 pm

Just looking at the clubs, this lawsuit by PXG is a joke! TaylorMade had been injecting irons with different materials for years, and virtually every manufacturer is using tungsten for weighting purposes. What will the outcome be…KA-BOOM BABY…as PXG IMPLODES! LOL.

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Dave N

Nov 29, 2017 at 1:13 pm

Why don’t they forget the lawsuits and use those funds to reduce the price of their over-priced equipment?

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- Uhit
  
  Nov 29, 2017 at 4:40 pm
  
  …maybe because they employ lawyers, who want to earn even more money, instead of playing more golf?
  
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- Michael
  
  Nov 29, 2017 at 7:08 pm
  
  It’s a free market and they aren’t overpriced if people are willing to buy at the current price.
  
  Perhaps you need a better paying job!
  
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  - DK
    
    Dec 7, 2017 at 10:27 am
    
    Lydia Ko and all tour players should ditch the PXG and go back to Callaway, Ping,Taylormade, etc. Let the egomaniacs support and pay for PXG. Be the first one to pawn the clubs when he loses his job. That’s why the regulAR guy anD gal are happier with life! PS: my advice, try not to play with idiots that care about high paying jobs….
    
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    - Dino
      
      Dec 21, 2017 at 6:59 pm
      
      DK … if you think PXG are “overpriced” try Homma! It seems that the “luxury” golf market is not so much into the “quality” of the clubs so much as they are more interested in marketing to the more affluent buyer that wants these clubs for the prestige, etc. that they convey.
      
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mM

Nov 29, 2017 at 1:37 am

This is why I love Taylormade

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CB

Nov 29, 2017 at 1:22 am

Yesssssssssssssssssssssss

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Mr. Divot

Nov 28, 2017 at 8:05 pm

1%ers suing 1%ers. LOL.

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Brett Weir

Nov 28, 2017 at 7:52 pm

I’m surprised Ping hasn’t sued PXG yet as their club designers used to work for them.

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Andrew

Nov 28, 2017 at 1:57 pm

Very old trick: Accuse others of that which you yourself are guilty.

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- SV
  
  Nov 29, 2017 at 9:14 am
  
  Actually, Taylormade had foam filled irons long before PXG even existed. PXG would seem to be infringing on Taylormade’s intellectual property.
  
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  - Anthony Sanders
    
    Nov 29, 2017 at 11:22 am
    
    I remember Gary McCord hucking those TM foam-filled irons. Didn’t sell too well, I recall.
    
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  - Christopher
    
    Nov 29, 2017 at 4:30 pm
    
    They did indeed with the ICW5 and ICW11 sets of irons, but those patents expired before PXG’s irons were produced. Both PXG and TaylorMade would have to prove that their current patents were been infringed upon.
    
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- Michael
  
  Nov 29, 2017 at 7:09 pm
  
  Wrong Andy.
  
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Michael Block spotted with full set of TaylorMade “Proto” irons at Valhalla

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6 hours ago

May 14, 2024

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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.

On Monday at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, Block had a full set of TaylorMade “Proto” irons in the bag.

Block is the first player of many on the PGA TOUR to bag a set of the mysterious “Proto” irons. Rory McIlroy first switched into a “Proto” 4-iron at the Valero Texas Open, and Collin Morikawa followed suit at the 2024 RBC Heritage. Block isn’t using just the 4-iron, though, he’s using a full set to go along with a TaylorMade Stealth UDI driving iron.

Speaking with GolfWRX.com on Monday at the PGA Championship, Block revealed the full backstory.

“I hit a couple super “Proto” irons when I was at the Kingdom (TaylorMade’s fitting facility in Southern California) a couple months ago, and it was a 9-iron that didn’t have any badges or anything on it,” Block said. “I had no idea what it was … It was very similar to what I was using back then, you know, my old MCs, and very similar from the top. I hit it and absolutely loved it. For me to even think about switching irons from the last 11-12 years is crazy.

“I got this set about two weeks ago, and I’m working my way into them. I hit them more solid; it comes off the face more solid. Much higher. I think they’re still slightly too upright for me, so they’re being bent a degree flatter, because they’re going a little too high for me and drawing a little too much. When that starts to happen, I start to drop the club under and compensate too much, so I’m getting them flattened slightly, and I’m going to test them on the range again, and hopefully have them in play on Thursday…

“They go further, and they go higher … that combination is kind of a no-brainer. If I can take a 5-iron from 204 rather than a 4-iron, it’s good on me. It’s going to help me out for sure, especially at a major with the pin locations. Having that height coming in, that descent angle is going to be huge.”

With such new irons in the bag, after using the same irons for over a decade, surely you’d think there will be a bit of a learning curve. Block, however, is finding immediate comfort with the new “Proto” irons.

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WITB Time Machine: Rory McIlroy’s winning WITB, 2014 PGA Championship

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It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Rory McIlroy outlasted Phil Mickelson at the 2014 PGA Championship. It’s even harder to believe McIlroy hasn’t hoisted a major trophy since his 2014 victory at Valhalla.

After a slow start to his final round, McIlroy tallied an eagle and two birdies on the back nine and his fourth major championship. Take a look at the clubs he played a decade ago in Kentucky.

Driver: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (8.5 degrees) Buy here.
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5-wood: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (19 degrees) Buy here.
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Irons: Nike VR Pro Blade (4-9) Buy here.
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Putter: Nike Method 006 Buy here.

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