Plaintiff
2 cases as plaintiff.
JiMi IP, LLC is a privately held, Michigan-based intellectual-property holding company. USPTO assignment records show Ropes Courses, Inc. of Allegan, Michigan transferred a portfolio of challenge-course and zip-line patents to JiMi IP, LLC effective April 2020 (Reel/Frame 052654/0330); both entities list Michigan addresses and appear to be affiliates. No registration, ticker, revenue, or headcount is disclosed for JiMi IP itself, and no parent company beyond that Ropes Courses relationship is confirmed in public sources.
Operations. JiMi IP has no discernible products or services; it functions as an IP-holding and enforcement vehicle. Its patents stem from the operating business Ropes Courses, Inc., now branded RCI Adventure Products, founded in 1989 by Jim Liggett. RCI designs, manufactures, installs, and services aerial adventure attractions — Sky Trail® high-ropes courses, Sky Rail® zip lines, Sky Tykes® kids' courses, CTS zip lines, Clip 'n Climb® climbing walls, and mazes — for amusement parks, zoos, malls, resorts, and cruise ships. Crain's Grand Rapids reported roughly $20 million in annual revenue and about 70 employees (2024/2025), with sites in Allegan and Destin, Florida plus overseas offices.
Litigation posture. The case data show JiMi IP as plaintiff in both tracked suits and defendant in none — but this is not a classic standalone NPE pattern, because in each suit JiMi IP files jointly with the operating company Ropes Courses, Inc., asserting patents that practice RCI's own Sky Trail/Sky Rail products. Venues are the Northern District of Illinois and the Western District of Washington, not the Eastern District of Texas; N.D. Ill. was presumably chosen because the accused park sits in Illinois.
Notable cases. In JiMi IP, LLC et al. v. Funcity Adventure Park, LLC (N.D. Ill. 1:24-cv-05275, filed June 24, 2024), the plaintiffs asserted U.S. Patents 8,065,678, 10,478,737, and 11,376,513 against an Algonquin, Illinois ropes-course and zip-line attraction; the case was dismissed by stipulation in late 2024 without a merits finding. JiMi IP, LLC et al. v. WA7 Volli (W.D. Wash. 2:26-cv-03272, filed February 11, 2026) is the more recent assertion; the defendant's identity and business are not verified here. The asserted family covers integrated zip-track and overhead challenge-course rail systems.
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Patent infringement action identified in the Western District of Washington, brought by JiMi IP, LLC and Ropes Courses against WA7 Volli. The narrative states the asserted patents were not confirmed and cautions not to assume US 10,478,737 B2 is asserted; current status was unknown/apparently pending.
Patent infringement suit asserting US10478737B2, US8066578B2, and US11376513B2 against Funcity Adventure Park, LLC over its Ropes Course and Zipline attractions. Dismissed without prejudice by joint stipulation under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), convertible to dismissal with prejudice if no enforcement proceeding is initiated within 90 days. No merits ruling on infringement or validity.