West Coast Trends Settles Patent Lawsuit Against Armor Gear

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (August 11, 2008) – West Coast Trends, Inc., makers of the Club Glove, the Number One travel bag in golf, today announced that it settled the patent infringement lawsuit it had filed in Texas against Armor Gear, LLC, and its supplier Uneka Concepts, Inc. 

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 ‘902 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. In the lawsuit, West Coast Trends had alleged that Armor Gear’s Big Kahuna, Big Kahuna II, and Rolling Sherpa IIz travel bags infringed the ‘902 patent. Mike Adams, with the Winstead law firm and one of the attorneys for West Coast Trends in the lawsuit, said the settlement details are confidential but noted that “the parties have settled the litigation to their mutual satisfaction.” 

“We will continue to protect our patents 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 IV, Hot Stepper, and Stiff Arm. Nearly every Touring Golf Professional in the U.S. carries their clubs in a Club Glove travel bag.  
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Club Glove, Last Bag and Scheyden are registered trademarks of West Coast Trends, Inc.