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Because crazy: The popular Costco golf balls has now led to a lawsuit.

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Mar 28 '17, 12:25

To recap: Costco bought some golf ball overstock from a manufacturer in Korea. Turns out what they bought was a surplus of high quality TaylorMade golf balls. The manufacturer had made too many and sold off the excess. Costco sold them at cut-rate prices and since they were basically TaylorMade balls, they were reviewed favorable.

Titleist isn't happy. They say Costco's marketing of the balls as being high quality is deceptive and that the balls infringe on Titleist patents, but since Costco didn't manufacture them, who's responsible for the infringement?

Costco's gone to court and asked for a pre-emptive judgement.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/costco-sues-titleist-in-battle-over-golf-balls-1490032558?mod=e2fb (www.wsj.com)

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Golf War Dogs -- nm - Max Mar 28, 12:49
~But we've got the biggest balls of them all~ -- nm - Strongbad Mar 28, 12:32
at least its a big company suing a big company this time - Epiphany Mar 28, 12:30 1
- well, this is after Titleist already sued 8-10 smaller manufacturers out of business for patent infringement -- nm - decline Mar 28, 12:32

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