Defendant
1 case as defendant.
OpticsPlanet, Inc. is a privately held online retailer founded in 2000 and headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois. The company is a subsidiary of the Ecentria Group. OpticsPlanet employs over 300 people.
As an e-commerce operator, OpticsPlanet is an operating company that sells technical and high-performance gear. Its product lines include sport optics like riflescopes, red dot sights, and night vision devices; shooting accessories; gun parts; ammunition; and tactical gear for hunting, military, and law enforcement customers. The company also offers a range of outdoor and camping equipment. Through its website, OpticsPlanet retails hundreds of thousands of products from thousands of different brands.
The company's patent litigation posture is that of an operating company defending its business. According to the provided data, OpticsPlanet has been a defendant in one patent case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This is consistent with its status as a retailer being targeted for selling allegedly infringing products. The single case was filed in the Northern District of Illinois, the company's home jurisdiction.
That case is Rare Breed Triggers Inc et al. v. Optic Planet Inc, filed on January 29, 2026. The plaintiffs, Rare Breed Triggers and its affiliate ABC IP, LLC, accuse OpticsPlanet of willfully infringing six patents related to "forced reset triggers" (FRTs). The complaint specifically targets OpticsPlanet's sale of two products, the Atrius Forced Reset Selector and the Partisan Disruptor. The lawsuit is part of a broader litigation campaign by Rare Breed Triggers to enforce its FRT patents against various companies in the firearms industry.
The accused product is the Atrius Forced Reset Selector, a three-position safety selector. It is also known as the "Super Safety" and "Partisan Disruptor."