read on represents the essence of Swiss design, where form and material are perfectly aligned to create outstanding, iconic products.
Today, the company is proud to announce that their fashionable, functional, super sleek reading glasses, read on light, are now fully protected by US and EU patents: the patents cover the design of read on light and its folding temples which turn the product into an extremely sleek, flat object that can easily be stored away. The lenses are even thinner than the frame to ensure that they do not scratch when pushed out of the case or placed on a table. The patents also protect the unique thin hard case design. The patent covers 17 different claims for the product.
read on applied for the Swiss patent in 2019; they subsequently applied for the European Community patent and the US patent. In 2024, they were all finally granted.
“As a design-driven company with the aim of bringing technical innovations to market, it is very important to protect the products developed over the years with patents, even if it takes years and is very expensive. We are even more pleased by this outcome and celebrate when we receive them!” Sandra Kaufmann, Co-Founder, read on