Plaintiff
16 cases as plaintiff.
ABC IP LLC is a privately held Delaware limited liability company that holds and licenses patents related to firearms technology. The company acts as the intellectual property holding and licensing entity for Rare Breed Triggers, Inc., a firearms accessory manufacturer. According to court filings, both entities share a business address in Weatherford, Texas. Disclosure statements filed in federal court indicate that ABC IP LLC has no corporate parents or affiliates.
ABC IP LLC does not appear to manufacture or sell products directly. Instead, it owns the patent portfolio for "forced reset trigger" (FRT) technology, which is exclusively licensed to Rare Breed Triggers. This technology uses energy from a firearm's cycling bolt carrier group to mechanically reset the trigger, enabling a faster rate of fire. The patents cover mechanical innovations and design structures for these trigger systems, which are sold under product names like FRT-15L3®.
The company is a highly active patent plaintiff, having filed 34 lawsuits as of May 2026 while being a defendant in only one. This litigation pattern is characteristic of a patent assertion entity. ABC IP, almost always appearing as a co-plaintiff with Rare Breed Triggers, has filed infringement suits against numerous competitors, distributors, and retailers in the firearms accessory market. Many of these cases have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a popular venue for patent plaintiffs.
The wave of litigation began after Rare Breed Triggers settled a legal battle with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which had sought to classify FRTs as machine guns. As part of a May 2025 settlement with the Department of Justice, Rare Breed agreed to enforce its patents. Subsequently, ABC IP and Rare Breed have aggressively pursued infringement claims against makers of competing trigger systems like the "Super Safety," "Partisan," and "Disruptor."
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The complaint alleges that the defendants' "Super Safety" firearm trigger mechanism infringes on four of the plaintiffs' patents, including the '159 patent. The plaintiffs are alleging willful infringement, and the case is assigned to Judge Rodney Gilstrap.
An active case where the court granted a preliminary injunction for the plaintiffs. An amended complaint filed in February 2026 added allegations of infringement of the '723 patent, for which the plaintiffs are seeking past damages.
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
An appeal before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit involving U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,514,223.
Lawsuit filed by patent holder ABC IP, LLC against Franklin Armory, Inc. in 2025. The current status of the case is unknown.
Lawsuit filed by patent holder ABC IP, LLC against J. C. W. LLC in 2025. The current status of the case is unknown.
A multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding established to consolidate and manage numerous patent infringement cases filed by the plaintiffs concerning 'forced reset triggers' (FRTs). Cases were transferred to the Eastern District of Texas for coordinated pretrial proceedings.