What you need to know
- A German court granted a temporary preliminary injunction on Viture’s smart glasses, citing Xreal's suit over hardware patents.
- The injunction targets Viture’s EU distributor, Eden Future, and aims to block sales, imports, and marketing in Germany.
- Amazon listings for most of Viture's products remain available for purchase, and a final ruling is expected sometime after the New Year.
Updated 4:30 pm EST: Included full Viture statement and corrected sections of the article related to Viture product availability.
If you’ve been keeping up with the competition for the best AR glasses, you know it’s usually about specs. Now, though, the rivalry between Xreal and Viture has shifted from product features to a legal battle.
Viture, known for its user-friendly AR glasses, now faces a potential sales freeze in several European markets after a German granted a temporary preliminary injunction based on rival Xreal patents. The Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily reports that "the products involved in the lawsuit have lost their legal sales qualifications in the German market." However, products like Viture Luma Pro are still listed for sale on Amazon Germany and throughout Europe, causing some confusion about what will happen.
The Munich 1st Regional Court has issued a preliminary injunction related to European Patent EP3754409B1. This patent, owned by Xreal, covers an augmented reality device and its optical system. It's important to note that this injunction is not a final ruling, nor is it confirmation of a patent breach.
The injunction states that Eden Future is temporarily barred from offering, marketing, importing, or selling the affected products in Germany. According to the source, the injunction may also affect Viture Pro, Luma, and Luma Pro in nine EU countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, and Belgium. However, Viture products in those countries are still available for sale on Amazon as of this time of writing.
Viture's statement
Android Central reached out to Viture and was provided an official statement, which follows:
This claim is entirely unfounded. The patent being cited is newly issued and has not yet passed the opposition period. It is already covered by an earlier patent, and we have formally filed an opposition against it. The opposing party is attempting to exploit a procedural timing gap, and we have also filed an appeal in relation to the preliminary injunction.
At present, there is only a temporary preliminary injunction in Germany that relates solely to VITURE Pro. However, VITURE Pro has already sold out in Germany and remains listed in other European countries. The preliminary injunction does not apply to any other European markets. Furthermore, our product does not infringe upon the cited patent in any way.
All of our products remain fully available and online across Europe. No listings have been removed. We welcome verification of any listings at any time. VITURE will continue to firmly safeguard our legal rights and will actively challenge any unfair, misleading, or incorrect allegations. In addition, we have initiated legal action in China in response to the dissemination of false rumors. During this period, our products continue to perform strongly and maintain leading positions in multiple European markets.
We understand that their market position may be under pressure; however, we strongly oppose this act of unfair competition. It is a bit disappointing to see such conduct at a time when the industry is still in its early and rapidly developing stage. Below is supporting data from the U.S.:
We believe energy should be devoted to advancing innovation and delivering the best possible user experience, rather than engaging in baseless legal actions. We remain fully confident in our legal position, and this situation is merely temporary and procedural in nature. All of our operations and product availability across Europe remain entirely unaffected.
The core issue
The dispute focuses on Viture’s optical display stack. This is said to be the first major XR lawsuit based on a core technology patent. Based on IDC's Q3 2025 numbers pictured above, Viture enjoys a notable sales lead in the U.S. but falls behind Xreal globally, according to the same source.
Xreal started preliminary injunction proceedings in September 2025 against both Viture Inc. and Eden Future. An early injunction against Viture Inc. was later dismissed for procedural reasons, but a November 13 ruling against Eden Future remained in place.
Patent power imbalance
Looking at the bigger picture, there is a clear patent gap between the two companies. Xreal owns more than 800 patents worldwide, with over 75 in Europe and more than 50 in the US.
In contrast, Viture has fewer than 60 patents globally, none granted in the US or Europe, just six for optical inventions, and fewer than 10 for software or algorithms.
Viture strongly disagrees with the ruling. Viture's above statement notes the patent in question is newly issued and that it has already filed an opposition against it, claiming it should be invalidated by an earlier patent.
The company argues the injunction is only temporary in Germany and insists all its products are still available across Europe, which Android Central has corroborated.
Viture also accuses Xreal of taking advantage of a timing gap and acting unfairly, and confirms it has started legal action in China over what it calls false rumors.
Xreal declined to comment publicly.
