Meta, Oakley Parent Push to Throw Out Smart-Glasses Patent Suit

Meta Platforms Inc. and EssilorLuxottica SA asked a federal court to dismiss Solos Technology Ltd.’s patent suit over smart glasses, arguing it fails to plausibly allege infringement and lacks a necessary plaintiff.

The case must be thrown out because Solos failed to include BlueRadios Inc., which claims co-ownership of the asserted patents, according to Meta’s brief supporting its motion to dismiss filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Luxottica’s US units, including Oakley Inc., argued in their supporting brief that the complaint lacks facts showing they knew of the patents before the suit was filed—defects ...