Vardon Golf Co. v. Karsten Manufacturing Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MORTON DENLOW, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In April 1999, Vardon Golf Company, Inc. (“Vardon” or “Plaintiff’) initiated this patent infringement action involving a golf club head against Karsten Manufacturing Corporation (“Karsten” or “Defendant”). Following a jury trial before Judge David H. Coar, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of Karsten. In addition, the jury found that Vardon’s sole shareholder, Dillis V. Allen (“Allen”), engaged in inequitable conduct before the United States Patent Office by withholding prior art. Karsten then moved…