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VSP, Altair win patent dispute
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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of Aspex Eyewear’s lawsuit against Altair Eyewear, according to a VSP Global press release.
The two parties disputed patent number 5,737,054, which is a design for a magnetic clip-on to hold a clip-on auxiliary frame to a primary frame, such as a sunglass clip-on frame to a prescription frame, according to the release.
By dismissing this litigation, the high court upheld the 2012 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as to who held the patent, thereby reaffirming the District Court of Massachusetts’ dismissal of the patent infringement lawsuit.
“After years of litigation and appeals, we are pleased with the court's decision,” Thomas Fessler, chief legal officer and general counsel for VSP Global, said in the release. “The courts’ findings reinforce that Aspex's patent litigation against Altair was without merit. Having exhausted all of its appeals without success, this decision finally puts to rest Aspex Eyewear’s decade-long litigation against Altair.”