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Thélios sanctioned in Romania in online sales restriction case
Consiliul Concurentei, the market competition watchdog in Romania, has sanctioned Thélios and Shades Originators, its local trade partner. The agency says that Thélios’ commercial policy prohibited Shades Originators from selling its luxury eyewear. The eyewear subsidiary of LVMH Group was sanctioned with a 4.5 million lei fine (€0.9m). Shades Originators, ...
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ArticleHong Kong smart eyewear company seeks “billions of dollars” in damages from Meta-Essilux
Solos Technology, a Hong Kong-based smart glasses company, is suing Meta Platforms, Meta Platforms Technologies, Oakley, Luxottica of America and EssilorLuxottica USA for “willful direct and indirect patent infringement” of its own “foundational technologies.” The case was filed with the US District Court of Massachusetts on Jan. 23, 2025, and ...
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Turkish competition authorities investigate EssilorLuxottica
Rekabet Kurumu, the Turkish market-competition watchdog, is opening an investigation into EssilorLuxottica’s commercial practices after a preliminary inquiry at the end of last year. The agency suspects that the eyewear group “has created de facto exclusivity via various practices in the markets for the wholesale of ophthalmic lenses, wholesale of ...
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ArticleGentle Monster throws legal challenge at fast-growing K-eyewear challenger
Gentle Monster is taking legal aim at Blue Elephant, another South Korean eyewear brand successfully surfing the “hallyu”, the global K-pop culture trend, albeit at much lower price points. IiCombined, the mother company of Gentle Monster, reportedly filed a criminal complaint against its competitor with South Korean authorities in December ...
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The EU introduces €3 duty on small parcels
The European Union has decided to implement a temporary customs duty of €3 per item on e-commerce parcels valued under €150, starting July 1, 2026. This change ends the previous tax exemption for such shipments, and is expected to impact Chinese e-commerce retailers like Shein,Temu or AliExpress, which accounted for ...
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EU updated driving license rules clarify eyesight provisions
Updated European Union driving license rules, including eyesight provisions, came into effect on Nov. 25, 2025, and member states must amend their national laws accordingly by November 2029, the European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO), a contributor to the new directive, has announced. The main eyesight-related provision update is ...
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Japan market watchdog investigates Ray-Ban and Oakley trade practices
The Japan Fair Trade Commission began an on-site inspection at Luxottica Japan’s headquarters earlier this week, Nikkei Shinbun and other news outlets have reported. The company is reportedly suspected of having fixed resale prices of some Ray-Ban and Oakley products for several years, by asking retailers not to sell them ...
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ArticleEssilux backs Stellest 2.0 claims with new peer-reviewed study, joins CCOI
On the heels of the presentation of its new Stellest 2.0 lens at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai last week, EssilorLuxottica has announced the publication of a new peer-reviewed study that supports its claims of higher efficiency in slowing the progression of myopia. The results of the study ...
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ArticleTrump’s tariffs – a timeline
Here, Eyewear Intelligence contributors will post all the news regarding Trump´s tariffs that have an effect on the industry.
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TVC advocates against expansion of US tariffs to more optical products
The broad product definition of two ongoing US national security investigations might encompass optical products and lead to more tariffs, The Vision Council signals. We also find they could include smart glasses.
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ANFAO and other Italian fashion industry associations conclude Brazilian tour
ANFAO, the Italian eyewear industry association, has just concluded a promotional tour of three major cities in Brazil (Belo Horizonte, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro), along with other Italian fashion-related industry associations. The tour was organized by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) with financial support from the Ministry of ...
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Advanced AMD patients recover sight in clinical trial
People suffering from advanced dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and considered legally blind, could read again thanks to a subretinal photovoltaic implant combined with a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses, a study published earlier this week in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed. The clinical trial involved a ...
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New Chairman at Spectaris
Spectaris, the German industry association for optics and related sectors, has announced the election of André Shulte, CEO of Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology, as its new Chairman. He succeeds Dr. Bernhard Ohnesorge, whose term has ended after two years. Maik Müller, CEO of Nynomix, was elected as the new Deputy ...
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News briefsMonopolization lawsuit against Essilux dismissed in New York
US Federal Court Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, of the Southern District of New York, has dismissed without prejudice a consolidated lawsuit against EssilorLuxottica for anticompetitive practices, as we learn from Reuters. The original lawsuits were filed in 2023. One alleged that Essilux had sought to monopolize two markets: premium eyewear ...
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EssilorLuxottica gets myopia management head start in the US with Stellest’s FDA approval
Following the recognition of Stellest as a Breakthrough Device by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in 2021, EssilorLuxottica announced yesterday that the US health regulator has now granted market authorization for its myopia management lens. Stellest, which clinical data showed is slowing down myopia progression by 71 percent on ...
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SCAD launches eyewear design minor degree program
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Georgia, has announced the creation of a new fashion eyewear design minor degree program for the 2025-26 academic year, expanding on its eyewear design course in the previous year of which Marchon Eyewear was a partner. The school stressed that its eyewear ...
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News briefsMadrid eyeglass subsidy extended to contacts
The Spanish autonomous community of Madrid and the National College of Opticians-Optometrists (CNOO) are broadening the scope of their €55 eyewear subsidy for 14-year-olds, according to Modaengafas. In addition to corrective eyeglasses, the subsidy will now cover their contact lenses. Eduardo Morán, Dean of the college, explains to Modaengafas that ...
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ArticleFrance social security to partly refund Hoya’s Miyosmart lens
HOYA VISION Care France has announced that Assurance Maladie, the country’s social security body, will partly reimburse the purchase of its myopia management lenses MiYOSMART, on certain conditions. The measure, which will take effect from June 30, follows three years after the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS), the French ...
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Industry report ranks Ophthalmic Optics as one of the most promising sectors in Germany
The optics and photonics sector, including ophthalmic optics, is among the most promising industries in Germany according to a research report by FutureManagementGroup that was commissioned by Spectaris, the German industry association for optics, photonics, analytical and medical technologies. Researchers, who analyzed 25 industries with regard to their ...
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News briefsSpain planning subsidy for children’s glasses, contacts
The government of Spain – as represented by President Pedro Sánchez and Minister of Health Mónica García – has announced a subsidy of €100 towards the purchase of corrective glasses or contact lenses for children, Moda en gafas and others report. The scheme is part of the Plan Veo (the ...
