JOOLA and Proton Agree to Settle Paddle Core Patent Dispute
JOOLA and Proton have reached a settlement resolving all claims from the patent infringement case JOOLA filed with the International Trade Commission in April over its Propulsion Core paddle technology. Proton will keep selling the affected products through the summer with a Powered by JOOLA sticker and JOOLA's patent numbers on the packaging, pay royalties to JOOLA, and immediately discontinue manufacturing of the impacted models.
Read at The Dink →Zane Ford Gives Beijing Open Its Measuring-Stick Story
World Pickleball Magazine reports that the Capital Securities Beijing Open begins this week with five PPA Tour Asia gold medals in play and top-10 American singles player Zane Ford entering as the No. 1 seed in his PPA Tour Asia debut. Chao Yi Wang and Sahra Dennehy headline the women's draw, renewing a rivalry from a December 2025 Hangzhou event where Dennehy beat Wang for singles gold.
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