Update: Viture releases a formal response on Reddit. More below.
Earlier today, Xreal revealed that it has filed a U.S. patent infringement lawsuit against smart glasses rival Viture. Xreal claimed that “rather than investing in original development, Viture unlawfully incorporated Xreal’s patented inventions into its AR glasses products, freeriding on Xreal’s technological breakthroughs.”
Viture has responded to the lawsuit telling Tom's Guide that "what Xreal is currently doing has constitute (sic) unfair competition."
Tom's Guide received an initial response from Viture spokespeople via email, but today (Jan 16), released a much longer, more detailed formal response to the Xreal lawsuit on Reddit. Largely, it follows many of the same points made to Tom's Guide with far more information.
If you're curious about the patent, the Reddit post goes into great detail in an attempt to refute Xreal's claims, including calling Xreal's documentation a "cockroach patent." That said, it doesn't necessarily explain why Viture's devices don't infringe on the patent but rather why the patent itself may not be valuable.
Global patent fight
A spokesperson stated that the patent in question, U.S. Patent No. 11,988,839, covers prior art, and that a version had already been rejected in China. "Our product does not infringe upon the cited patent in any way," they said.
"We encourage everyone to look closely at the patent itself and form their own judgment, it becomes clear very quickly how weak and questionable it is," the spokesperson added in a follow-up email.
In November of 2025, the Munich Regional Court in Germany placed a preliminary injunction on Viture for the same patent, which Viture tells us it is already appealing.
"XREAL has simultaneously circulated false claims suggesting that VITURE is 'banned across nine European countries.' This is entirely untrue," the spokesperson said. They added that Viture is initiating legal action in response to those statements.
Intimidation tactics
Things got spicier as Viture accused Xreal of competing through intimidation and misinformation, which it said did not reflect well on Xreal.
"It’s deeply frustrating to see an industry player behave this way, diverting resources toward attacks, misinformation, and creating confusion instead of focusing on innovation and real product value," the spokesperson said.
Between the German patent case and the new U.S. lawsuit, it appears we're in for a substantial fight between two of the larger players in the burgeoning XR glasses market.
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