Armada tell Rossignol to Cease and Desist

Armada has sent cease and desist letters to a number of small and large ski companies claiming their models infringe upon Armada's patented geometry. One of those companies is Rossignol. Armada has poked a sharp stick into the 800 pound gorilla in the neighborhood and ...Well...Rossignol fired back their own counter-complaint against Armada claiming Armada's patent has no validity based on Rossignol's prior art. The sleeping players at this point are DPS and K2 which (in theory) may also have patent claims to certain designs.

The actual complaint by Rossignol against Armada can be found below (PDF):

Rossignol Complaint Against Armada (October 10, 2010 - Filed in UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH )

For those interested in the patents themselves, Links below (PDF):

Rossignol U.S. Patent (January 17, 2006)

Armada U.S. Patent (April 6, 2010)


Essentially, Armada sent letters to several companies demanding they:

* cease sales of certain models believed to be covered by their patent,
* account for all sales of such models to potentially assess damages due to Armada

Armada stated to the companies they are willing to discuss amicable settlements to this matter.

This drama is not going away anytime soon.