AR glasses maker XREAL sues rival Viture over patent infringement

AR glasses maker XREAL sues rival Viture over patent infringement

TL;DR
  • An XREAL subsidiary has filed suit in the US against Viture affiliates, alleging patent infringement.
  • XREAL says the patent in question relates to “a novel, non-obvious optical architecture addressing a number of long-standing challenges in wearable AR.”
  • The suit comes after similar legal action in Germany last fall.

Competition for marketshare in the burgeoning AR glasses space is heating up — and now, one of the big players is taking legal action against another. XREAL has filed a lawsuit alleging rival Viture’s products infringe on a patent held by XREAL.

In a press release today, XREAL says its suit (technically filed by subsidiary Matrixed Reality Technology Co. Ltd) against Viture affiliates Eden Future HK Limited and Beijing Xingzhe Wujiang Technology Co. Ltd hinges on US Patent No. 11,988,839, a proprietary method of “enhancing image performance.”