The best part of the Seattle Golf Show is that we get a chance to meet, face-to-face with all of the great courses and resorts in Seattle and Washington. That means we're getting better deals to pass on to all of our travel clients.

Highlights from the Saturday show included a visit from the Hooters girls, a Seahawks autograph session with Bobby Engram and more, plus more great giveaways from just about every exhibitor.

At the NW Golf Adventures booth, we've had plenty of people taking advantage of our great Bandon Dunes package. While they're there, folks are also enter our drawing for a great Bobby Jones Jesse Ortiz hybrid club.

If you're in the Seattle area on Sunday, stop by anytime between 10am and 4pm at the Qwest Event Center and say hello!

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It's a busy day at the golf show. We've got every manufacturer on site, offering demos of their newest clubs. There are all the great golf courses on site, giving discounts and more to everyone visiting their booths. And, there are plenty of cool contests to enter and more.

All in all, if you're in the Seattle area and have some time to kill, spend $10 to visit the Seattle Golf Show.

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In its ongoing effort to protect valuable intellectual property, OGIO has filed papers with the State of Utah's Federal District Court citing Callaway Golf Company for patent infringement. The papers were filed February 13, 2008.

OGIO, the golf bag manufacturer renowned for innovative design, currently holds more than a dozen individual patents for acclaimed bag components. One such design - the OGIO Woode organizing top - was such a high-demand feature when it was first introduced in 2002 that Callaway Golf Company requested the design on its OGIO-engineered bags. OGIO provided original equipment manufacturing services for Callaway from 2000 through 2005.

Despite the companies agreeing to part ways nearly three years ago, a patent-violating version of OGIO's organizing top continues to appear on Callaway- designed golf bags including its 2008 golf bag collection.

"OGIO's reputation hinges on our innovation; buyers and customers alike seek out and expect OGIO's components to offer a technologically forward approach to solving problems," says the company's vp operations, Gary Bowen. "As such, we will protect our intellectual property while alerting our retail partners to avoid selling any gear that infringes on our patents."

OGIO's Woode Club Management System was issued patent number 6,877,604 B2 on April 12, 2005. The Woode organizing top consists of a stadium-style profile for wood containment, and egg- crate-inspired cradles for irons, to facilitate easy access and protect gear in transit. OGIO's patented Putter Port - which elevates putters in plain sight amidst taller gear - is incorporated into the patented Woode top as well.

The company took aim to protect this same patent in December 2005, with the issuance of multiple cease- and-desist orders warning retailers and manufacturers to discontinue the sale of bags incorporating OGIO's Woode top technology.

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