Why does it say that Colt owns the trademark when Armalite is the company that created the rifle?
Colt purchased the rights.
Armalite was a division of Fairchild Aircraft and developed the AR-10 & AR-15 to utilize adanced aluminous alloys used by the aircraft industry.
From Wiki:
“Tired of repeated failures in the market, Fairchild licensed the AR-10 and AR-15 designs to Colt, and the AR-10 to a Dutch company. They sold their interest in Armalite in 1962. That year, Colt sold the AR-15 to the United States Air Force to arm base security troops.”
...Why does it say that Colt owns the trademark when Armalite is the company that created the rifle?...
Armalite sold the rights to the AR15 shortly after it’s development.