Jand, Inc.

Jand, Inc. is the legal name for Warby Parker, an American eyewear brand and retailer. Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in February 2010, the company is headquartered in New York City and is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker WRBY. The name "JAND" stands for the first initials of its four founders: Jeff, Andy, Neil, and Dave. In 2024, Warby Parker employed approximately 3,000 people across its global offices.

Warby Parker offers prescription glasses, contact lenses, sunglasses, and eye exams. Initially an online-only retailer, the company has expanded to include brick-and-mortar stores, which generate about two-thirds of its revenue. As of 2025, Warby Parker has distributed over 20 million pairs of glasses through its Pupils Project, which provides free vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses to U.S. public school students.

Jand, Inc. primarily operates as an operating company that has been a defendant in patent and trademark litigation. The company has been involved in one tracked patent case as a defendant, Zugara, Inc. v. Jand, Inc., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 2025. This case involved a patent infringement claim related to augmented reality (AR) virtual try-on technology and was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement. The Eastern District of Texas is known as a plaintiff-friendly venue for patent litigation.

Jand, Inc., doing business as Warby Parker, has also been involved in trademark disputes. In 1-800 Contacts, Inc. v. JAND, Inc., 1-800 Contacts alleged that Warby Parker infringed on its trademarks by purchasing them as keywords for search engine advertisements. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed that the mere act of purchasing a competitor's trademarks as keywords does not constitute trademark infringement if the advertisements and landing pages clearly display the defendant's own branding, which was the case for Warby Parker.