The parties and the posture

The East Texas case is No. 4:26-cv-01450 (E.D. Tex.), captioned on that docket Rare Breed Triggers, Inc. v. Redacted Industries LLC. It began as No. 2:26-cv-00191 (D. Wyo.), filed June 17, 2026 and assigned to Judge Kelly H. Rankin, with Magistrate Judge Scott P. Klosterman as referral judge. The Wyoming docket shows Redacted Industries served on June 26, 2026, with an answer due July 17, 2026; the plaintiffs moved for entry of default on August 6, 2026, and the clerk entered default against Redacted Industries on August 7, 2026.

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's conditional transfer order CTO-14 in MDL No. 3176 was finalized on October 6, 2026 after no opposition was filed, and the East Texas docket shows the case transferred in on October 8, 2026, under Local Rule CV-7(j) treating any motion pending in Wyoming as moot unless re-urged. The court's records list Chief District Judge Amos L. Mazzant as the assigned judge.

The complaint says ABC IP is a Delaware limited liability company, Rare Breed Triggers is a Texas corporation with a place of business in Wichita Falls, Texas, and RBTM is a Wyoming limited liability company. It alleges, on information and belief, that Redacted Industries, LLC is a Wyoming limited liability company in Sheridan, Wyoming. It alleges that ABC IP owns the patents by recorded assignment and that Rare Breed is the exclusive licensee of the patents and holds the exclusive right to enforce the FRT marks owned by RBTM.

The patents and the accused product

The complaint asserts U.S. Patents 12,038,247 (Firearm Trigger Mechanism, issued July 16, 2024), 12,031,784 (Adapted Forced Reset Trigger, July 9, 2024), 12,529,538 (Safety Mechanism for Firearm, January 20, 2026), 12,578,159 (Firearm Trigger Mechanism, March 17, 2026), and 12,636,403 (Firearm Trigger Mechanism, May 26, 2026). It charts claim 15 of the '247 patent, claim 1 of the '784, '538, and '159 patents, and claim 38 of the '403 patent.

It accuses the (3-Position) "Super Safety," which it alleges, on information and belief, Redacted Industries sells on its website as a partial kit with at least the cam and cam lever and as a complete kit with a modified trigger and standard parts, and which it alleges embodies all five patents. The complaint says the Super Safety lets the user switch between safe, standard semiautomatic with disconnector, and forced reset semiautomatic modes.

The counts and relief

Counts I through V allege direct, induced, and contributory infringement of the five patents, and allege, on information and belief, that the defendant has known or should have known of its infringement at least through service of the complaint and that the infringement is willful. Counts VI through VIII allege federal trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C. 1114, false designation of origin under 15 U.S.C. 1125(a), and common law trademark infringement and unfair competition, alleging that Redacted Industries advertises its product as "FRT." The prayer asks for judgments of infringement and willfulness, preliminary and permanent injunctions, removal of FRT-branded advertising, damages, increased damages under 35 U.S.C. 284 and 15 U.S.C. 1117(a), profits, and an exceptional-case award of fees. Plaintiffs demand a jury.

What to watch next

Watch for whether the plaintiffs move for a default judgment in the MDL court, or whether Redacted Industries appears and seeks to set aside the clerk's default. The case can end at any time, including by settlement or voluntary dismissal.