SACRAMENTO – The owner of Velocity Island Park in Woodland is accused if infringing a patent for a swim platform.
North Sports Inc. filed a complaint on Jan. 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against Love Ride Inc. alleging patent infringement.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges its patented swim platform was infringed by the defendant for the defendant's Pirates Cove Aqua Park section at the Velocity Island Park in Woodland. It alleges that Aug. 1, 2016, it asserted its right of ownership of patent '066, or Modular Floating Swim Platform, through a letter sent to the defendant, but the defendant has allegedly continued its acts of infringement despite the written notice.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment in its favor, declaratory relief, enjoin defendant from further infringement, treble damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses, and further relief as the court deems just. It is represented by Thomas A. Woods of Stoel Rives LLP in Sacramento.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California Case number 17-cv-00057