JOOLA and Paddletek Group announced Wednesday that they have reached a settlement resolving all claims between the parties arising from the patent infringement litigation JOOLA filed against 11 paddle companies regarding its propulsion core technology in early April.

The settlements concern the Paddletek Reserve, HoneyFoam™, and ProXR Signature Jolt paddles.

"We are grateful Paddletek and ProXR Pickleball chose to resolve this matter in a spirit of mutual respect," said Richard Lee, CEO of JOOLA. "This is what principled competition looks like. Both companies have deep roots in this sport, and we appreciate their willingness to acknowledge JOOLA's intellectual property."

As part of the settlement, both Paddletek and ProXR will add JOOLA’s propulsion core patent number to the relevant paddles and pay royalties to JOOLA. They will be able to continue selling those paddles and phase them out through the fall of 2026.   

"We take intellectual property protection seriously and rely on it in our own business with a multitude of our own patents and trademarks" said Ron Saslow, CEO of Paddletek Group. "We are pleased to have worked with the team at JOOLA cooperatively to reach a fast resolution on these disputed claims that allows us to stay focused on what matters most—supporting our consumers, our distributors, and our world-class athletes. Fortunately, this matter involves a limited portion of our products. We look forward to launching numerous new products outside of this technology."

JOOLA still has nine ongoing suits through the International Trade Commission against the following companies: Proton, Diadem, RPM, Adidas Pickleball, Engage, Facolos, Franklin, Friday, and Volair.