Nu-You Technologies, LLC, manufacturer of Nudred Hair Sculpting Tool, has filed patent infringement lawsuits against 7 of its competitors.

The lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, and they allege infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,198,050, entitled “Hair Sculpting Device and Methods.”

Brigitte Gopou and Bruce Boyd, the company’s founders, invented the patented technology. Nudred is the company’s unique hair-sculpting tool designed to create clumps of hair, commonly referred to as dreads or twists, in a fraction of the time as previous methods.

Nu-You Technologies, LLC is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and manufactures its styling tools in the U.S.