ABC IP, LLC et al. v. TURNER’S OUTDOORSMAN, INC., DBA TURNER’S OUTDOORSMAN
Unknown- Docket:
- 4:26-cv-00015
- Court:
- Iowa Southern District Court
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Turner's Outdoorsman, Inc. is a privately held retail company specializing in outdoor sporting goods. Founded in 1971 as a single store in Long Beach, California, the company is now headquartered in Rialto, California. It operates as "Turner's Outdoorsman" and has grown to include 37 stores across California and Arizona. While the company does not publicly disclose revenue, some estimates place its annual revenue in the $50M - $100M range with an employee count between 501 and 1,000. The company was acquired in 2009 by an investment group that included its current CEO, Gene Lumsden.
Turner's Outdoorsman is an operating company that sells a wide range of products for hunting, fishing, and shooting sports. Its primary product lines include firearms, ammunition, optics, archery equipment, fishing rods and reels, and related hunting and fishing accessories. The company has established relationships with major manufacturers in the outdoor sports industry and markets itself as a neighborhood store with experienced staff.
The company's patent litigation posture is that of an operating company defending its business. The provided database shows Turner's Outdoorsman as a defendant in one patent case and as a plaintiff in none. This defensive stance is typical for a retailer of its type.
The single tracked case is ABC IP, LLC et al. v. TURNER’S OUTDOORSMAN, INC., DBA TURNER’S OUTDOORSMAN in the Iowa Southern District Court. The plaintiff, ABC IP, LLC, appears to be a patent assertion entity, as it is a plaintiff in multiple other patent infringement lawsuits, often alongside co-plaintiff Rare Breed Triggers, Inc. This pattern suggests Turner's Outdoorsman was targeted as part of a broader patent assertion campaign.
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.