Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Luxottica Group S.p.A. is an Italian luxury eyewear conglomerate founded in 1961 and headquartered in Milan, Italy. Since October 2018, it has operated as a subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica, a French-Italian multinational formed through the merger of Luxottica and French lens manufacturer Essilor. The combined entity is the world's largest company in the eyewear industry, generating consolidated revenue of approximately €26.5 billion in 2024 and employing over 200,000 people globally.
Luxottica is a vertically integrated company that designs, manufactures, distributes, and retails its own eyewear brands. Its portfolio of proprietary brands includes Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, and Vogue Eyewear. The company also manufactures eyewear under exclusive license for numerous luxury and fashion houses, such as Giorgio Armani, Burberry, Chanel, Prada, and Versace. Luxottica's extensive retail division operates well-known chains including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, and Target Optical.
As an operating company, Luxottica's patent litigation posture is primarily defensive. The provided database shows the company as a defendant in one tracked case and as a plaintiff in none. This is consistent with its position as a major manufacturer and retailer defending against patent infringement claims. The single tracked suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, not a venue typically associated with high-volume patent assertion campaigns.
The notable case is E-Vision Optics, LLC et al. v. Luxottica Group S.p.A. et al., filed in October 2023. The plaintiffs, e-Vision Smart Optics and its affiliates, have filed a series of lawsuits against major electronics and eyewear companies, alleging that products like smart glasses infringe on its portfolio of over 440 patents related to optical technologies. The case appears to concern technology used in augmented reality or "smart" glasses, such as the "Ray-Ban Meta" smart glasses developed in partnership with Meta.
This is a key case in a broader litigation campaign that prompted an Inter Partes Review (IPR2025-01512) against US 11,971,612 by the defendants. The district court case is likely to be stayed pending the outcome of PTAB proceedings.