CRBN Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Vatic Pro

CRBN Pickleball filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Vatic Pro on December 17 in California Central District Court.

The suit pertains to Vatic's V-Sol Power pickleball paddle, a full-foam core model that debuted this September.

"With respect to Vatic Pro, we reached out directly to provide early notice and an opportunity to adjust their design before our patent issued," Garrett Gosselin and Kyle Goguen, Owners of CRBN Pickleball, said in a statement provided to The Dink.

After the patent was granted, we again sought to engage in a constructive discussion to resolve the matter without litigation. Unfortunately, those attempts did not lead to any discussion or cooperation, leaving us with no alternative but to take steps to protect our intellectual property.

The patent in question, U.S. Patent No. 12,465,827, appears to be related to CRBN's TruFoam technology found in their Genesis and Waves model lines.

The action was first made public by David Johnson on LinkedIn.

"Vatic Pro takes all intellectual property issues seriously and intends to respond through the appropriate legal process," CEO Daryl Wang told us. "As this is an ongoing matter, we are unable to comment further at this time, and we remain focused on serving our customers as always." 

"At CRBN Pickleball, our mission has always been to move the sport forward through meaningful innovation," Gosselin and Goguen said. "From day one, we’ve invested deeply in research and development to create truly original paddle technology rather than relying on off-the-shelf solutions."

Those investments, they continued, represent years of commitment and substantial financial resources.

Protecting the intellectual property that comes from that work is essential to our ability to keep innovating and contributing to the growth of the sport.

CRBN's TruFoam technology debuted in January 2025 with their Genesis line, the first commercially available full-foam paddle cores. They were an instant hit – so much so, they quickly became a favorite among counterfeit paddle brands operating overseas and selling on secondary marketplaces like Temu and Alibaba.

Since then, CRBN has invested immense time, effort, and capital into protecting their patented core innovations.

"This was not a decision made lightly," Gosselin and Goguen said of the legal action against Vatic Pro. "It reflects our responsibility to our team, our partners, and the broader pickleball community to uphold innovation, fairness, and the long-term health of the sport."

The specifics of the patent in question are unknown to us at this time.

But we do know it has to do with certain attributes of CRBN's foam core designs.

We also know the Vatic Pro V-Sol Power (below, top) features an "indented foam core" whereas the V-Sol Pro (below, bottom) is a "fully foam core," minus the indents.