+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Joseph Sakoda (949) 851-6588 June 17, 2006 LAWSUIT CLAIMS MISAPPROPRIATION OF TRADEMARKS AND OTHER UNLAWFUL BUSINESS PRACTICES BY DAVID WHITLAM AND WHITLAM INTERNATIONAL Newport Beach, CA Gauge Design, Inc., a high-end Japanese golf equipment and accessories company, announced that it filed a lawsuit against former employee David Whitlam and Whitlam International for breach of fiduciary duty, theft/misappropriation of trade secrets, trade libel, unfair business practices, breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relations, fraud and imposition of constructive trust. The basis for the lawsuit is David Whitlam's unauthorized assignment of various Gauge Design trademarks to his own company, Whitlam International, while Mr. Whitlam was still employed by Gauge Design's predecessor company, Pacific Golf Supply (PGS). Mr. Whitlam's actions were never disclosed to, let alone approved by, a majority of PGS shareholders and/or non-interested officers or directors. Therefore, any attempted assignment or similar self-dealing transaction would be void on its face under established California law. Despite the complete lack of any basis for this fraudulent attempt to obtain ownership of the Gauge Design trademarks, Mr. Whitlam has repeatedly claimed ownership to such trademarks in public, and in fact has gone so far to claim that he created the Gauge Design trademarks and its Aluinser line of putters. According to the head of Gauge Design's legal team, Christopher P. Ayayo, discovery has not uncovered any evidence supporting Mr. Whitlam's position, nor has Whitlam’s attorney offered any basis for a valid defense to the claims asserted in the complaint. It is really quite interesting that Mr. Whitlam's attorney has failed to offer any tangible, competent evidence to support his clien's bold claims and aggressive public statements and actions. At the risk of waxing poetic, the silence is deafening. George Takei, President of Gauge Design, added that Gauge Design will aggressively litigate this case to ensure that the truth comes out and Mr. Whitlam is made to pay for his abuse of trust and continued misrepresentations to the public. For more information concerning the contents of this press release, please contact Joseph Sakoda, President of G Field, Gauge’s wholly owned American subsidiary, at (949) 851-6588. ### Gauge Design, Inc. is a high-end golf equipment and accessories company that is currently developing a full line of custom, high-end golf clubs and accessories to complement its award-winning putter line. This new line of clubs will be marketed through G Field, its American subsidiary. Please check out our websites at www.gaugedesigns.jp.co and www.g-fieldgolf.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUBBED Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 I guess this will solve it once and for all. :tsg_smilie_whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Alexander Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 .....the saga continues. It would be interesting to know what sort of business volumes Whitlam does compared to Gauge Japan. :tsg_smilie_confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 .....the saga continues.It would be interesting to know what sort of business volumes Whitlam does compared to Gauge Japan. :tsg_smilie_confused: Its more like the Saga is coming to an end. D.W sold more putters illegally in Japan than he did in the U.S via gray marketing. The difference in the amount of putters produced is quite large. Gauge Japan 2 years ago was doing about 50,000 pieces compared to Davids 10,000. Now G-Field is producing 45,000 of each model for the U.S market and 200,000 leaps in year one. These numbers do not include the entire Asia market production output. They are delayed on the official U.S release as the inventory is on a ship making its way over to the states. The HQ office and warehouse have been setup in Newport and Torrance. With G-Field in the U.S you will notice different finishes and even some limited putters made in the U.S.A. New Driver design, FW design, UT design, M design, Putter designs etc.. You will notice a huge boost for G-Field in coming months as everything they have been working on for almost the last 2-3 years has lead them to this point. A good thing is Gauge Design will soon be 1 world brand soon after the lawsuit is over. I wont even call D.W Gauge U.S. as he stole the name, He is now known as just david. I'm very happy now justice will be served and his few supporters will understand what I have been saying for years. Has anyone noticed david has already dropped the name Gauge Designs for whitlam golf in the U.S and Japan? That says volumes right there. When this is all over GD will re surface as a bigger and better company than it ever was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorkman53 Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Its more like the Saga is coming to an end. D.W sold more putters illegally in Japan than he did in the U.S via gray marketing. The difference in the amount of putters produced is quite large. Gauge Japan 2 years ago was doing about 50,000 pieces compared to Davids 10,000. Now G-Field is producing 45,000 of each model for the U.S market and 200,000 leaps in year one. These numbers do not include the entire Asia market production output.They are delayed on the official U.S release as the inventory is on a ship making its way over to the states. The HQ office and warehouse have been setup in Newport and Torrance. With G-Field in the U.S you will notice different finishes and even some limited putters made in the U.S.A. New Driver design, FW design, UT design, M design, Putter designs etc.. You will notice a huge boost for G-Field in coming months as everything they have been working on for almost the last 2-3 years has lead them to this point. A good thing is Gauge Design will soon be 1 world brand soon after the lawsuit is over. I wont even call D.W Gauge U.S. as he stole the name, He is now known as just david. I'm very happy now justice will be served and his few supporters will understand what I have been saying for years. Has anyone noticed david has already dropped the name Gauge Designs for whitlam golf in the U.S and Japan? That says volumes right there. When this is all over GD will re surface as a bigger and better company than it ever was. Bottom line? Will there be G Field AND Gauge Design, or just Gauge Design. "Explain it to the dumb kids", please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 If all works out as planned, Both. G-Field will be the mid level price point while Gauge Design ( when the mess is cleaned up ) will be extremely high end and expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonHack Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I do miss the old, plain vanilla, super high quality Anser style Japan Gauge design putters...oh well. I wish I could buy one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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