CRBN Pickleball filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Vatic Pro on December 17 in California Central District Court.
The suit pertains to Vatic's V-Sol Power pickleball paddle, a full-foam core model that debuted this September.
"With respect to Vatic Pro, we reached out directly to provide early notice and an opportunity to adjust their design before our patent issued," Garrett Gosselin and Kyle Goguen , Owners of CRBN Pickleball, said in a statement provided to The Dink.
After the patent was granted, we again sought to engage in a constructive discussion to resolve the matter without litigation. Unfortunately, those attempts did not lead to any discussion or cooperation, leaving us with no alternative but to take steps to protect our intellectual property. The patent in question, U.S. Patent No. 12,465,827, appears to be related to CRBN's TruFoam technology found in their Genesis and Waves model lines.
The action was first made public by David Johnson on LinkedIn .
"Vatic Pro takes all intellectual property issues seriously and intends to respond through the appropriate legal process," CEO Daryl Wang told us. "As this is an ongoing matter, we are unable to comment further at this time, and we remain focused on serving our customers as always."
"At CRBN Pickleball, our mission has always been to move the sport forward through meaningful innovation," Gosselin and Goguen said. "From day one, we’ve invested deeply in research and development to create truly orig... FULL ARTICLE FOUND ON: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/crbn-files-patent-infringement-lawsuit-against-vatic-pro/
