American Outdoor Brands announces settlement agreement with Vista and Bushnell

American Outdoor Brands announced that it has reached an amicable settlement agreement with Vista Outdoor Sales and Bushnell Holdings to settle pending patent litigation. On May 30, 2023, AOB filed a complaint against Vista alleging that, through Vista’s sales of the RCBS ChargeMaster Supreme Electronic Powder Dispenser, Vista was infringing AOB’s patent rights incorporated in the Frankford Arsenal Intellidropper electronic powder measure. On August 1, 2023, Bushnell filed a complaint against AOB alleging that, through AOB’s sales of certain hunting blind products, AOB was infringing Bushnell’s patent rights under U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,475,699, 7,717,124, and 7,984,725. As a result of the settlement, the two cases have been dismissed. No further details of the settlement will be provided.