Back in 2017, not long after SIG SAUER won the Army’s modular handgun system competition, Steyr Arms sued SIG over their P250 and P320 modular designs. The lawsuit claimed that SIG infringed on Steyr’s 2001 “plastic housing and multifunction metal part removably mounted” design patent.

Basically, the Austrian gun maker claimed that an internal metal chassis surrounded by a polymer grip module — the basis for SIG’s pistol designs in the P250 and P320 — is protected under their patent.

Now, however, a court has disagreed. In a summary judgement dismissal, a US District Court judge has ruled that SIG’s pistols do not violate Steyr’s intellectual property. The case would have gone to trial on May 5.

Here’s a press release from SIG . . .