American Outdoor Brands secures patent settlement with The Allen Company

American Outdoor Brands announced that it has secured a settlement, including a permanent injunction entered by the United States District Court for the District of Colorado on September 25, 2023, with The Allen Company, related to Allen’s infringement of AOB’s patent rights. AOB’s trademark and patent infringement action against Allen was initiated in February 2023 and was related to Allen’s alleged repeated infringement of AOB’s patent rights incorporated in the LEAD SLED shooting rests; Orange Peel shooting targets; and Ultimate Target Stand through Allen’s sales of the Shottrax and Shot-Rock shooting rests; EZ Aim targets; and the Precision Target Stand, respectively. On September 25, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado entered a permanent injunction against Allen enjoining Allen from making, using, importing, selling, or offering for sale Shottrax and Shot-Rock shooting rests SKU Nos. 21922 and 21925; EZ Aim targets SKU Nos. 15253, 15229, 15224, 15222, 15228, 15225, 15252, 15226, and 15223; and the Precision Target Stand SKU No. 15296.