Trigger Device Maker Sues Rival Over Patents Following DOJ Deal

Jan. 16, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC

A Texas-based trigger maker that the Department of Justice once accused of selling devices that convert firearms into machine guns sued a rival for patent infringement, continuing a flurry of legal attacks that started in May aimed at its competitors.

Rare Breed Triggers Inc.'s and co-plaintiff ABC IP Inc. accuse Peak Tactical LLC and its owner Nicholas Norton of infringing four patents—US Patent Nos. 10,514,223; 11,724,003; 12,036,336; and 12,274,807—related to forced reset trigger devices, in a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Wyoming.

The case marks the latest in a string of nearly two ...

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