Article: Callaway Countersues Over Patent


AP Online
09-13-2000
Callaway Countersues Over Patent

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) -- Callaway Golf has filed a counter lawsuit against Bridgestone Sports in a dispute over the patent on the popular Rule 35 golf ball.

Callaway claimed in a suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Atlanta that Bridgestone originally filed its patent infringement suit against Callaway in order to stifle competition.

``Bridgestone has knowingly made unfounded claims of patent infringement against us in an effort to undermine the successful launch ... of our Rule 35 golf ball,'' Steve McCracken, Callaway's chief legal officer, said in a statement.

Atlanta-based Bridgestone Sports USA is the American subsidiary ...

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