KEVIN D. MAXWELL

Kevin D. Maxwell is an individual named as a defendant in patent litigation related to his association with Wide Open Enterprises, LLC. Public records do not provide further details on his specific corporate role, such as founder or officer. Information regarding his personal business history or other affiliations is not publicly available.

Wide Open Enterprises, LLC is a private company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that designed and manufactured firearm accessories. Its principal product was the Wide Open Trigger (WOT), marketed as a hard-reset trigger for AR-platform firearms. In January 2022, the company announced it was complying with a court-ordered temporary cease and desist on all sales of the WOT as part of an ongoing legal dispute. The company's current operational status cannot be verified.

Maxwell’s patent litigation posture is that of an individual affiliated with an operating company targeted for patent infringement. The single tracked case is a defense against a suit filed by ABC IP, LLC. The case was heard at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, indicating it was an appeal from a lower court decision.

The notable case is ABC IP, LLC v. WIDE OPEN ENTERPRISES LLC et al. Maxwell was a co-defendant alongside Wide Open Enterprises and Matthew J. Losty. The litigation centered on U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223, which relates to firearm trigger mechanisms. The plaintiff, ABC IP, LLC, holds multiple patents related to firearm triggers and has engaged in litigation against several other companies in the industry. The dispute between the parties dates back to at least early 2022.