Monday, September 28, 2026
Atrius Says ATF Is Using Patent Lawsuits as Backdoor FRT Regulation - Ammoland.com
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will not publicly identify which forced-reset products it believes are machine guns, but the agency is asking a federal court to help Rare Breed Triggers shut competing products out of the market.
Atrius Development Group fired back Thursday, accusing the Department of Justice and ATF of using Rare Breed’s private patent litigation as a backdoor means of restricting forced-reset technology.
The dispute is part of In re: Rare Breed Triggers Patent Litigation, a consolidated multidistrict case pending before Chief U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant in the Eastern District of Texas. Rare Breed Triggers and ABC IP are asserting seven patents against multiple manufacturers and sellers of forced-reset-related products, including Atrius.
DOJ entered the case on ATF’s behalf through an August 31 Statement of Interest. The government says it has a “strong interest” in discouraging the unregulated manufacture of FRTs that allegedly infringe Rare Breed’s patents.
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