Oakley Settles Suit with Best Buy and Fry's

"Oakley Inc. has settled a lawsuit in California federal court accusing Best Buy Co. Inc. and Fry's Electronics Inc. of selling a patent-infringing brand of sunglasses that have a video camera in the frame, it said Thursday," according to a Law 360 post. "The companies filed a joint motion to dismiss the retailers from the litigation. The manufacturer of the allegedly infringing sunglasses, Thermor Ltd., is also included in the motion and has agreed to settle the case." Read more.

Oakley Sues Best Buy, Fry's, and Others

"Oakley Inc. filed suit against several eyeglass purveyors and electronics companies Friday in California federal court, alleging that Best Buy Co. Inc., Fry's Electronics Inc. and others were infringing on its design patent with sunglasses that have a camera in the frame," reports Law360. "The six companies named in Oakley's suit each sell some variation of a product called a Bios Action Eyewear Cam, under various closely related brand names, Oakley alleged in its suit. But Oakley said it holds a patent for the design for the frame." Read more.