HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (May 6, 2008) – West Coast Trends, Inc., makers of the Club Glove, the Number One travel bag in golf, has filed a lawsuit against Armor Gear, LLC, and its supplier Uneka Concepts, Inc., in the Eastern District Court of Texas for patent infringement.
West Coast Trends owns the invention described in United States Patent No. 7,19,902 entitled “Flexible Travel Bag With Integrated Support to Protect Bag From Wear.” The patent is directed to a travel bag, such as for golf, fabricated of a flexible material such as nylon combined with a specialized rigid support. The patented travel bag is sold by West Coast Trends under the trademark Club Glove. The Complaint alleges that Armor Gear’s Big Kahuna, Big Kahuna II, and Rolling Sherpa IIz travel bags infringe the ‘902 patent.
“We will protect our intellectual property vigorously,” stated Jeff Herold, President, West Coast Trends, Inc. “There are more companies on our list that we will be contacting soon.”
About West Coast Trends
West Coast Trends, Inc., the Huntington Beach, California-based quality golf club protection company, designs and markets premium golf travel bags, luggage, stand bags, cart bags, club covers and accessories. These include the Club Glove Last Bag, Burst Proof with Wheels, Piggy Back II, Club Glove Carry-On, Rolling Duffles, Aficionado III, Hot Stepper, and Stiff Arm. Nearly every Touring Golf Professional in the U.S. carries their clubs in a Club Glove travel bag. For more information about the company and its products, call toll-free 800-736-4568 or visit www.clubglove.com.
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Club Glove, Last Bag and Scheyden are registered trademarks of West Coast Trends, Inc.
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Tracy Nackel
TEN Marketing & Public Relations
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