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Ray-Ban

Sunglass brand launched by Bausch & Lomb in 1937; owned by Luxottica since 1999.

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Bausch & Lomb 1937 Scholarship & press 1
As a brand, renamed from the Anti-Glare sunglasses.

In re Eyewear Antitrust Litigation: motion to dismiss granted (2025) brand of the defendant’s frames, as the report described the accusations Scholarship & press 3
In re Eyewear Antitrust Litigation: motion to dismiss granted (2025) brand of the defendant’s frames, as the report described the suits Scholarship & press 3

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Do aviators wear aviators?, Slate, May 2009. Scholarship & press
Bausch & Lomb rebranded the Anti-Glares as Ray-Ban sunglasses (so-called because they banish rays) in 1937 and started selling them to the general public.
Notably, Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban Aviators (Model No. 3025) in the 1986 film Top Gun.
B&L eyewear brands sale completed, Rochester Business Journal, 28 Jun 1999. Scholarship & press
Bausch & Lomb Inc. and Luxottica SpA today completed Luxottica’s cash purchase of Bausch & Lomb’s sunglass business for $640 million.
The transaction includes all of Bausch & Lomb’s lines of sunglasses, including Ray Ban, Revo, Arnette and Killer Loop brands.
EssilorLuxottica Defeats Consumer Lawsuits Alleging Monopoly Practices, Competition Policy International (reporting Reuters), 28 Sep 2025. Scholarship & press
The cases had alleged that the maker of Ray-Ban and Oakley frames used acquisitions and restrictive agreements to inflate prices for prescription lenses and designer glasses,
B&L eyewear brands sale completed, Rochester Business Journal, 28 Jun 1999. Scholarship & press
The transaction includes all of Bausch & Lomb’s lines of sunglasses, including Ray Ban, Revo, Arnette and Killer Loop brands.

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