EssilorLuxottica USA, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica SA, a Franco-Italian vertically integrated multinational holding company. The parent company, EssilorLuxottica SA, was formed on October 1, 2018, through the merger of France's Essilor (founded 1849) and Italy's Luxottica (founded 1961). Headquartered in Paris, France, EssilorLuxottica SA is a public company listed on Euronext Paris. As of 2024, the global company employs an estimated 200,000 people and reported 2024 revenues above €25.4 billion. EssilorLuxottica USA maintains various office locations across the United States, including a corporate office in Manhattan, New York.
The company operates in the design, production, and marketing of ophthalmic lenses, equipment, instruments, prescription glasses, and sunglasses. Its product offerings include prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses, frames, plano sunglasses, prescription lenses, and readers, alongside providing eye exams. EssilorLuxottica owns a vast portfolio of eyewear brands such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, and Sunglass Hut, and lens technologies including Crizal, Varilux, and Transitions. The company also operates prominent retail chains like LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, and Pearle Vision. More recently, EssilorLuxottica has expanded into wearable technology with products like Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.
EssilorLuxottica USA, Inc. primarily functions as an operating company, as indicated by its patent litigation posture. The company has been tracked in one case as a defendant and zero as a plaintiff, suggesting it is a recipient of patent infringement allegations rather than an assertive patent litigant.
The single tracked case for EssilorLuxica USA, Inc. is Solos Technology Ltd. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al., filed on January 23, 2026, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The parent company, EssilorLuxottica, has a notable partnership with Meta on its smart glasses, which have achieved significant consumer adoption.