Innovative Eyewear Inc

Previous wording

We have had net losses since inception, had a net loss of $7,665,515 for the year ended December 31, 2024, and had a net loss of $6,663,428 for the year ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $24,735,930. Because we have a limited operating history it is difficult for us to predict our future operating results. We will need to generate and sustain increased revenue and manage our costs to achieve profitability. Even if we do, we may not be able become or increase our profitability.

Current wording

We have had net losses since inception, had a net loss of $7.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, and had a net loss of $7.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $32.3 million. Because we have a limited operating history it is difficult for us to predict our future operating results. We will need to generate and sustain increased revenue and manage our costs to achieve profitability. Even if we do, we may not be able to increase our profitability or become profitable.

Previous wording

We have limited experience in the smart eyewear space. If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, our brand “Lucyd” and our financial performance may suffer, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.

Current wording

We have limited experience in the smart eyewear space. If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, our brand and our financial performance may suffer, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.

Previous wording

Meeting customer demand partially depends on our ability to obtain timely and adequate delivery of components for our products and services. All of the components that go into the manufacturing of our products and services are sourced from a limited number of third-party suppliers predominantly in the U.S. and China. There is currently a tariff on all products imported from China in the amount of 20%; we cannot determine at this time how this will affect our future profitability, whether it will reduce the number of smart glasses that we sell, or whether we could pass these tariff costs on to our customers through pricing adjustments. Our contract manufacturers purchase and provide many of these components on our behalf, including sun lenses, demo lenses, hinge and chip sets and other electronic components, and we do not have long-term arrangements with most of our component suppliers. We are therefore subject to the risk of shortages and long lead times in the supply of these components and the risk that our suppliers discontinue or modify components used in our products. In addition, the lead times associated with certain components are lengthy and may preclude rapid changes in design, quantities, and delivery schedules. Our ability to meet temporary unforeseen increases in demand has been, and may in the future be, impacted by our reliance on the availability of components from these suppliers. We may in the future experience component shortages, and the predictability of the availability of these components may be limited in certain situations. In the event of a component shortage or supply interruption from suppliers of these components, we may experience supply chain delays. Developing alternate sources of supply for these components may be time-consuming, difficult, and costly, and we may not be able to source these components on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, which may undermine our ability to fill our orders in a timely manner. Any interruption or delay in the supply of any of these parts or components, or the inability to obtain these parts or components from alternate sources at acceptable prices and within a reasonable amount of time, would harm our ability to timely ship our products to our customers.

Current wording

Meeting customer demand partially depends on our ability to obtain timely and adequate delivery of components for our products and services. All of the components that go into the manufacturing of our products and services are sourced from a limited number of third-party suppliers predominantly in the U.S. and China. Our contract manufacturers purchase and provide many of these components on our behalf, including sun lenses, demo lenses, hinge and chip sets and other electronic components, and we do not have long-term arrangements with most of our component suppliers. We are therefore subject to the risk of shortages and long lead times in the supply of these components and the risk that our suppliers discontinue or modify components used in our products. In addition, the lead times associated with certain components are lengthy and may preclude rapid changes in design, quantities, and delivery schedules. Our ability to meet temporary unforeseen increases in demand has been, and may in the future be, impacted by our reliance on the availability of components from these suppliers. We may in the future experience component shortages, and the predictability of the availability of these components may be limited in certain situations. In the event of a component shortage or supply interruption from suppliers of these components, we may experience supply chain delays. Developing alternate sources of supply for these components may be time-consuming, difficult, and costly, and we may not be able to source these components on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, which may undermine our ability to fill our orders in a timely manner. Any interruption or delay in the supply of any of these parts or components, or the inability to obtain these parts or components from alternate sources at acceptable prices and within a reasonable amount of time, would harm our ability to timely ship our products to our customers.

Previous wording

We source components from suppliers located in China. Effective September 1, 2019, the U.S. government implemented a 15% tariff on specified products imported into the U.S. from China and effective February 14, 2020, the 15% tariff was reduced to 7.5%. In June 2020, the U.S. government granted a temporary exclusion for plastic and metal frames with a retroactive effective date of September 1, 2019, and such exclusion expired in September 2020. Recently, the tariff was increased to 20%. There remains to be uncertainty as to what the impact of the increased tariff will be or whether there will be any other changes to U.S. government trade policy. If we are unable to mitigate the full impact of the enacted and increased tariffs (including whether we could pass these tariff costs on to our customers through pricing adjustments, and if so, whether such increased prices would decrease the number of glasses that we sell), our financial results may be negatively affected. While it is too early to predict how the current and future China tariffs will impact our business, our financial results may also be impacted by any resulting economic slowdown.

Current wording

We source components from suppliers located in China. Effective September 2019, the U.S. government implemented a 15% tariff on specified products imported into the U.S. from China and effective February 2020, the 15% tariff was reduced to 7.5%. In June 2020, the U.S. government granted a temporary exclusion for plastic and metal frames with a retroactive effective date of September 1, 2019, and such exclusion expired in September 2020. Beginning in April of 2025, the U.S. government announced new or increased tariffs on goods imported from various countries to the U.S.; as of April 2025, smart eyewear products that entered the U.S. from China had a total effective duty of 27.5%. In February 2026, the Supreme Court of the U.S. struck down a portion of the tariffs that were announced in April 2025. Currently, there remains to be uncertainty as to whether there will be any other changes to U.S. government trade policy. Although management took actions during 2025 which were largely successful in mitigating the impacts of the tariffs in effect at the time, and continues to monitor the evolving international trade and tariff situation and has developed contingency sourcing options should conditions materially change, we cannot predict with certainty the impact that tariffs may have on our business and financial results in the future, and cannot provide any assurance that any actions we may take in the future to mitigate the impacts of tariffs will be successful.

Previous wording

Maintaining and enhancing our appeal and reputation as a stylish, innovative, and coveted brand is critical to attracting and expanding our relationships with customers. The successful promotion of our brand and the market’s awareness of our products and services will depend on a number of factors, including our marketing efforts, ability to continue to develop our products and services, and ability to successfully differentiate our offerings from competitive offerings. We expect to invest substantial resources to promote and maintain our brand, but there is no guarantee that our brand development strategies will enhance the recognition of our brand or lead to increased sales. The strength of our brand will depend largely on our ability to provide stylish, technologically enhanced products and quality services at competitive prices. Brand promotion activities may not yield increased net revenue, and even if they do, the increased net revenue may not offset the expenses we incur in promoting and maintaining our brand and reputation. In order to protect our brand, we also plan to expend substantial resources to register and defend our trademarks and to prevent others from using the same or substantially similar marks. Despite these efforts, we and Lucyd Ltd. may not always be successful in protecting the trademarks we license from Lucyd Ltd. Our trademarks may be diluted, and we may suffer harm to our reputation, or other harm to our brand. If our efforts to cost-effectively promote and maintain our brand are not successful, our results of operations and our ability to attract and engage customers, partners, and employees may be adversely affected.

Current wording

Maintaining and enhancing our appeal and reputation as a stylish, innovative, and coveted brand is critical to attracting and expanding our relationships with customers. The successful promotion of our brand and the market’s awareness of our products and services will depend on a number of factors, including our marketing efforts, ability to continue to develop our products and services, and ability to successfully differentiate our offerings from competitive offerings. We expect to invest substantial resources to promote and maintain our brand, but there is no guarantee that our brand development strategies will enhance the recognition of our brand or lead to increased sales. The strength of our brand will depend largely on our ability to provide stylish, technologically enhanced products and quality services at competitive prices. Brand promotion activities may not yield increased net revenue, and even if they do, the increased net revenue may not offset the expenses we incur in promoting and maintaining our brand and reputation. In order to protect our brand, we also plan to expend substantial resources to register and defend our trademarks and to prevent others from using the same or substantially similar marks. Despite these efforts, we may not always be successful in protecting our trademarks. Our trademarks may be diluted, and we may suffer harm to our reputation, or other harm to our brand. If our efforts to cost-effectively promote and maintain our brand are not successful, our results of operations and our ability to attract and engage customers, partners, and employees may be adversely affected.

Previous wording

If we fail to successfully launch, or after we launch receive insufficient revenue from our cobranded collections with Nautica, Eddie Bauer, and Reebok, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be harmed.

Current wording

If we receive insufficient revenue from our cobranded collections with Nautica, Eddie Bauer, and Reebok, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be harmed.

Previous wording

We recently launched our cobranded collections with Nautica and Eddie Bauer in the first and second quarters of 2024, respectively. We also plan to launch our Reebok cobranded collection in the second quarter of 2025. We believe these brand partnerships will grow our company due to the global renown of these partners, and we believe that these brand partnerships will play a significant role in our future revenue growth by offering a more diversified product portfolio that speaks to consumers from different demographics (for example, Nautica generally appeals to a more fashion-forward customer than Lucyd Lyte, and Eddie Bauer generally appeals to an older demographic than our other lines).

Current wording

We launched our cobranded collections with Nautica and Eddie Bauer in the first and second quarters of 2024, respectively, and launched our Reebok cobranded collection in the second quarter of 2025. We believe these brand partnerships will grow our company due to the global renown of these partners, and we believe that these brand partnerships will play a significant role in our future revenue growth by offering a more diversified product portfolio that speaks to consumers from different demographics (for example, Nautica generally appeals to a more fashion-forward customer, and Eddie Bauer generally appeals to an older demographic than our other lines).

Previous wording

However, if we are unable to successfully launch the Reebok cobranded collection, we may not be able to grow as currently anticipated and may be required to shift our current business plans. Further, following the launch our cobranded collections with Nautica, Eddie Bauer, and Reebok, there is no guarantee that we will receive sufficient revenue to pay the licensing fees that would be owed to Nautica, Eddie Bauer, and Reebok. Specifically, the aggregate future minimum payments due under the license agreements related to these brands is $14,010,000 over the next nine years, although we have the option to cancel the agreements during the fifth year. If we are not able to successfully market and sell our cobranded products, we will not receive sufficient revenue to pay the licensing fees and would need to use the proceeds from our other products to pay the fees. There can be no assurance that we will be able to profitably manage these cobranded collections, or that they will achieve anticipated revenues and earnings.

Current wording

However, we may not be able to grow as currently anticipated and may be required to shift our current business plans. Further, following the launch our cobranded collections with Nautica, Eddie Bauer, and Reebok, there is no guarantee that we will receive sufficient revenue to pay the licensing fees that would be owed to Nautica, Eddie Bauer, and Reebok. Specifically, the aggregate future minimum payments due under the license agreements related to these brands is $13.57 million over the next eight years, although we have the option to cancel the agreements during the fifth year of the respective agreements. If we are not able to successfully market and sell our cobranded products, we will not receive sufficient revenue to pay the licensing fees and would need to use the proceeds from our other products to pay the fees. There can be no assurance that we will be able to profitably manage these cobranded collections, or that they will achieve anticipated revenues and earnings.

Previous wording

Our success depends to a significant degree on Lucyd Ltd.’s ability to obtain, maintain, protect, and enforce our licensed intellectual property rights, including those in our proprietary technologies, know-how, and brand. To protect our rights to our intellectual property, we rely on a combination of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, domain name registrations, confidentiality agreements, and other contractual arrangements with our employees, affiliates, clients, strategic partners, and others. However, the protective steps we have taken and plan to take may be inadequate to deter misappropriation or other violation of or otherwise protect our intellectual property rights. We may be unable to detect the unauthorized use of, or take appropriate steps to enforce, our intellectual property rights. Effective patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection may not be available to us or available in every jurisdiction in which we offer or intend to offer our services. Failure to adequately protect our intellectual property could harm our brand, devalue our proprietary technology and content, and adversely affect our ability to compete effectively. Further, even if we are successful, defending our intellectual property rights could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Current wording

Our success depends to a significant degree on our ability to obtain, maintain, protect, and enforce our intellectual property rights, including those in our proprietary technologies, know-how, and brand. To protect our rights to our intellectual property, we rely on a combination of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, domain name registrations, confidentiality agreements, and other contractual arrangements with our employees, affiliates, clients, strategic partners, and others. However, the protective steps we have taken and plan to take may be inadequate to deter misappropriation or other violation of or otherwise protect our intellectual property rights. We may be unable to detect the unauthorized use of, or take appropriate steps to enforce, our intellectual property rights. Effective patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection may not be available to us or available in every jurisdiction in which we offer or intend to offer our services. Failure to adequately protect our intellectual property could harm our brand, devalue our proprietary technology and content, and adversely affect our ability to compete effectively. Further, even if we are successful, defending our intellectual property rights could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Previous wording

If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights adequately, our competitors may gain access to our licensed intellectual property and proprietary technology and develop and commercialize substantially identical offerings or technologies. Any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights that we have or may obtain may be challenged or circumvented by others or invalidated or held unenforceable through administrative process, including re-examination,inter partes review, interference and derivation proceedings, and equivalent proceedings in foreign jurisdictions (e.g., opposition proceedings), or litigation. There can be no assurance that our patent applications will result in issued patents and we may be unable to obtain or maintain patent protection for our technology. In addition, any patents issued from pending or future patent applications or licensed to us in the future may not provide us with claims sufficiently broad to provide meaningful competitive advantages or may be successfully challenged by third parties. There is also no guarantee that our pending trademark applications for any mark will proceed to registration; our pending applications may be opposed by a third party prior to registration; and even those trademarks that are registered could be challenged by a third party, including by way of revocation or invalidity actions. For example, we have registrations in a number of foreign countries in which we are not currently offering goods or services, and those registrations could be subject to invalidation proceedings if we cannot demonstrate use of the marks by the applicable use deadlines in those countries. In addition, because patent applications in the United States are currently maintained in secrecy for a period of time prior to issuance, and patent applications in certain other countries generally are not published until more than 18 months after they are first filed, and because publication of discoveries in scientific or patent literature often lags behind actual discoveries, we cannot be certain that we were the first creator of inventions covered by our pending patent applications or that we were the first to file patent applications on such inventions. To maintain a proprietary market position in foreign countries, we may seek to protect some of our proprietary inventions through foreign counterpart patent applications. Statutory differences in patentable subject matter may limit the protection we can obtain on some of our inventions outside of the United States. The diversity of patent laws may make our expenses associated with the development and maintenance of intellectual property in foreign jurisdictions more expensive than we anticipate. We probably will not be able to obtain the same patent protection in every market in which we may otherwise be able to potentially generate revenue. Further, the laws of some foreign countries may not be as protective of intellectual property rights …

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Current wording

If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights adequately, our competitors may gain access to our intellectual property and proprietary technology and develop and commercialize substantially identical offerings or technologies. Any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights that we have or may obtain may be challenged or circumvented by others or invalidated or held unenforceable through administrative process, including re-examination,inter partes review, interference and derivation proceedings, and equivalent proceedings in foreign jurisdictions (e.g., opposition proceedings), or litigation. There can be no assurance that our patent applications will result in issued patents and we may be unable to obtain or maintain patent protection for our technology. In addition, any patents issued from pending or future patent applications or licensed to us in the future may not provide us with claims sufficiently broad to provide meaningful competitive advantages or may be successfully challenged by third parties. There is also no guarantee that our pending trademark applications for any mark will proceed to registration; our pending applications may be opposed by a third party prior to registration; and even those trademarks that are registered could be challenged by a third party, including by way of revocation or invalidity actions. For example, we have registrations in a number of foreign countries in which we are not currently offering goods or services, and those registrations could be subject to invalidation proceedings if we cannot demonstrate use of the marks by the applicable use deadlines in those countries. In addition, because patent applications in the United States are currently maintained in secrecy for a period of time prior to issuance, and patent applications in certain other countries generally are not published until more than 18 months after they are first filed, and because publication of discoveries in scientific or patent literature often lags behind actual discoveries, we cannot be certain that we were the first creator of inventions covered by our pending patent applications or that we were the first to file patent applications on such inventions. To maintain a proprietary market position in foreign countries, we may seek to protect some of our proprietary inventions through foreign counterpart patent applications. Statutory differences in patentable subject matter may limit the protection we can obtain on some of our inventions outside of the United States. The diversity of patent laws may make our expenses associated with the development and maintenance of intellectual property in foreign jurisdictions more expensive than we anticipate. We probably will not be able to obtain the same patent protection in every market in which we may otherwise be able to potentially generate revenue. Further, the laws of some foreign countries may not be as protective of intellectual property rights as those …

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Previous wording

Domain names generally are regulated by internet regulatory bodies, and the regulation of domain names is subject to change. Regulatory bodies have and may continue to establish additional top-level domains, appoint additional domain name registrars, or modify the requirements for holding domain names. We may not be able to, or it may not be cost-effective to, acquire or maintain all domain names that utilize the name “Lucyd Ltd.” or “Innovative Eyewear” in all of the countries in which we currently conduct or intend to conduct business. If we lose the ability to use a domain name, we could incur significant additional expenses to market our products within that country, including the development of new branding. This could substantially harm our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

Current wording

Domain names generally are regulated by internet regulatory bodies, and the regulation of domain names is subject to change. Regulatory bodies have and may continue to establish additional top-level domains, appoint additional domain name registrars, or modify the requirements for holding domain names. We may not be able to, or it may not be cost-effective to, acquire or maintain all domain names that utilize the name “Lucyd” or “Innovative Eyewear” in all of the countries in which we currently conduct or intend to conduct business. If we lose the ability to use a domain name, we could incur significant additional expenses to market our products within that country, including the development of new branding. This could substantially harm our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

Previous wording

The market price of our common stock is highly volatile, and since our initial public offering in August 2022, the market price of our common stock has ranged from $3.31 to $96.00 per share (as adjusted for our reverse stock split). The market price of our securities could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a variety of factors, which include:

Current wording

The market price of our common stock is highly volatile, and since our initial public offering in August 2022, the market price of our common stock has ranged from $1.00 to $96.00 per share (as adjusted for our reverse stock split). The market price of our securities could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a variety of factors, which include: