US EditionMeta, EssilorLuxottica sued over smartglasses technology
Solos alleges Meta, Oakley, and EssilorLuxottica infringed patents on smart-glasses tech and seeks multiple billions in damages plus an injunction.
- On Jan. 23, 2026, Solos Technology Limited filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Meta, Oakley and EssilorLuxottica, seeking damages in the multiple billions and an injunction.
- Solos says it had secured patents years earlier, and the complaint alleges Meta personnel studied its products while EssilorLuxottica senior staff tested Solos' technologies across multiple years.
- The complaint details technologies at the center of the dispute, listing multimodal sensing, beamforming and audio processing, sensor fusion, contextual and activity determination, intelligent assistance, and integrated system architectures, while Solos alleges the platform was designed to enable third-party use of these capabilities.
- The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts as Case No. 1:26‑cv‑10304 by Caldwell attorneys Keegan M. Caldwell, Jameson Pasek and Steve Wang and announced via PR Newswire.
- With roots at Kopin Corporation and MIT engineers, Solos positions its AirGo technology and IP portfolio of over 100 patents and patent applications as central to the dispute and says it will vigorously enforce its patents.
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In the complaint, Solos Technology alleges that the defendants violated its patents for smart glasses, including, among other things, functions such as multimodal sensing and audio processing.
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Solos Technology Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Meta Platforms, Oakley, Luxottica of America, and EssilorLuxottica USA
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Solos Technology Limited ("Solos"), a leading innovator in the world of smart glasses and wearable AI, today announced that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. and Meta Platforms Technologies,…
Meta EssilorLuxottica Patent Lawsuit Targets Smart Glasses Boom
Meta Platforms Inc., the dominant force in the fast-growing smart glasses market, is facing a sweeping patent infringement lawsuit that could threaten one of its most successful hardware ventures. The case, filed Friday in federal court in Massachusetts, also names the U.S. arm of eyewear titan EssilorLuxottica SA and its Oakley subsidiary. At stake: technology that Solos Technology Ltd. says lies at the heart of modern smart eyewear. Billions a…
The Smart Glasses manufacturer Solos sues Meta, EssilorLuxottica and Oakley for alleged patent infringement and claims damages of billions.
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