Avocet Sports Technology, based in Menlo Park, CA, has filed a lawsuit against Amer Sports and its subsidiary, Suunto USA, for infringing on three patents for altimeter devices. The suit seeks monetary damages in excess of $20 million.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, also claims Amer is still infringing on its patents “by introducing, demonstrating, using, making, marketing and selling altimeter devices, which embody the patented inventions.” The suit seeks Amer to render an accounting of all profits it has received by infringing on the patents, as well as treble damages and attorney costs. Avocet also does business under the name Vertical Instruments.
In other news, Amer Sports Corp. has acquired all the ski manufacturing assets of its long-term Bulgarian subcontractor, Pamporovo Ski, and as a result has assumed full control of its operations. The price paid for all the acquired assets is approximately 5 million ($7.2 m) depending on the working capital at the closing date.
The assets of Pamporovo Ski will transfer to Amer Sports before the end of the year and Pamporovo’s 380 employees will continue to work with the newly established Amer Sports Bulgaria.
