Legal disputes between exhibitors

Golf Industry Show Management cannot and will not intervene in any legal disputes between exhibitors. "Legal disputes" is defined as any action in litigation, pending litigation or contemplated litigation, inclusive of, but not limited to, disputes arising from:

• patent infringement claims
• trademark infringement claims
• copyright infringement claims
• unfair competition claims (i.e., unfair trade practices, comparative advertising, misleading or deceptive advertising, misrepresentation, etc.)
• breach of contract claims
• tortious interference claims
• defamation claims
• any other claims which may be brought as an action at law in the United States or throughout the world.

Only bona fide court orders, properly served on Golf Industry Show Management, mandating show management to take action will enable show management to act in exact accordance with the terms of such order.

Golf Industry Show Management's role

Court orders served upon exhibitors cannot and will not be enforced by show management. Only the court issuing such order is empowered to enforce such order. Court orders mandating a court-appointed official to carry out a court order at the Golf Industry Show will be carried out by such court-appointed officials, not by show management.

For the service of court orders at the show site, Golf Industry Show Management will require the following procedures be followed to minimize the potential disturbance and to continue the smooth operation of the show:

• All court orders must be presented to show management prior to serving any show exhibitor with such order. If court officials are serving court orders, the court officials will also be required to report to show management prior to obtaining permission to enter the show floor for the purpose of serving show exhibitors.

   

• Golf Industry Show Management reserves the right to accompany an exhibitor, agent or representative (or court-appointed official) who is serving court orders upon exhibitors. Only one agent/representative from the company serving the court order will be allowed to serve other exhibitors. No other company agents or representatives will be allowed to disturb other exhibitors or enter other exhibitors' booths for any purpose consistent with the show rules and regulations. Service of court orders must be accomplished in a professional business-like manner.

   

• In the event an exhibitor or an agent/representative of an exhibitor serves a court order other than as prescribed therein, show management reserves the absolute right to escort the offending exhibitor, agent or representative from the premises, reclaim the person's Golf Industry Show badge, and refuse entry into the show exhibit areas for the duration of the Golf Industry Show.

   

• In the event the procedures set forth herein are not followed by an exhibitor, show management reserves the absolute right to deny offending exhibitors from obtaining space at future Golf Industry Show events.

   

Exhibitors who unreasonably request, demand, harass, or in any way attempt to persuade Golf Industry Show Management to act in any manner which is contrary to and inconsistent with the policy stated herein, may be either removed from the Golf Industry Show at show management's sole discretion or may be denied the ability to exhibit at future Golf Industry Shows at show management's sole discretion. Show management encourages all exhibitors to handle legal disputes either prior to or subsequent to the Golf Industry Show. The Golf Industry Show is an inappropriate forum for such disputes to take place.