About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

LOG IN
LOG IN


2 Intell. Prop. @ Sports L. 1 (2023-2024)

handle is hein.journals/illpyspslw2 and id is 1 raw text is: Winter 2023-2024 Vol. 2, Issue 1 Par for the Court: Infringement Analysis of Golf Tech Patents in Information Inages v. PGA Tour By Katelyn Kohler T he legal dispute in Information Images, LLC v. PGA Tour, Inc.,1 revolves around alleged patent infringement related to the capture and distribution of golf tournament data, specifically examining PGA Tour's potential liability under 35 U.S. Code § 271(a).2 Information Images' patented system comprises three com- ponents: a first portable data input device, a second portable device for patrons using a wireless network, and a production module processing and distributing data upon request.3 The 1 No. 6:20-cv-0268-ADA, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140189, (WD. Tex. Aug. 2, 2023). 2 Id. at *2-3. Because there is no direct infringement found, PGA TOUR cannot be held liable for indirect infringement as a matter of law. Consequently, there is also no basis for Information Images' claims for damages from PGA TOUR's contract with IMG Arena, a European company that licenses ShotLink data. 3 Information Images is asserting U.S. Patent No. 9,806,832 and its continuation, Patent No. 10,270,552. Digital Dashboards: Protected Trade Secrets? By Kerri Cebula, Associate Professor of Sport Management at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania In 2020, Formula E unveiled a new camera angle designed to bring fans closer to the racing action, the Driver's Eye camera. A tiny camera is embedded in the driver's helmet at the driver's eye level and allows a viewer to see what the driver sees during a race. Formula 1 tested the technology in 2021 and rolled it out to certain drivers in 2022. Other International Automobile Federation (FIA) sanctioned series have followed in introducing the Driver's Eye camera. In 2023, NASCAR became the first North American series to run the Driver's Eye camera. Race fans immediately noticed an issue, the driver's digital dashboard was blurred, obscuring not just the informa- tion on the dash, but some of the view as well. Neither NASCAR nor its teams gave an official reason for the blurring, but NASCAR on Fox analyst Clint Bowyer stated it was because teams had proprietary information on the dash- See TRADL on page 7 In telloatil IProperly @ Spos Lism conflict centers on ShotLink, PGATour's proprietary technology for capturing and analyzing golf shot data. The system utilizes various equipment and personnel to gather data, including ball path, flight speed, and final location. The legal dispute concerns the PGA Tour's control over the second component of Information Images' patent for patrons' Sec PGA on page 5 Par for the Court: Infringement Analysis of Golf Tech Patents in Information Images v. PGA Tour 1 Digital Dashboards: Protected Trade Secrets? 1 PANDA Interactive Files Suit Against Sportradar and Genius Sports for Infringing Its Patents 2 Morgan Lewis Establishes 2026 World Cup Initiative 2 Three-Stripes You're Out?: adidas Continues Battle in Trademark Infringement Case against Thom Browne 3 Intellectual Property @ Sports Law is a publication of Hackney Publications. Copyright © 2023 Ctopvright e 2023 Hacknly Publication s haJnypublications. am)