Bausch & Lomb Sues Another Competitor for Patent Infringement.Business Editors ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000 -- Complaint charges Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, eye-care company, Oasis, with infringing Bausch & Lomb's patents for microkeratome blades, blade designs and blade holders -- Oasis Medical Inc. is the fourth company sued by Bausch & Lomb over its microkeratome and microkeratome blade patents in the last 14 months Bausch & Lomb (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BOL BOL Bolivia (ISO Country code) BOL Books Online BOL Bole (SIL code, Nigeria) BOL Bill Of Lading BOL Beginning Of Line BOL Best Of Luck BOL Buzz Out Loud BOL Bruin Online BOL Beginning Of Life ) continued its aggressive campaign to stop competitors from infringing its exclusive patents for microkeratome blades today, when it filed a complaint against eye-care company Oasis Medical, Inc. of Glendora, California Glendora is a municipality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of 2006, the population of Glendora was estimated at 51,608.[7] Glendora mostly lies within the San Gabriel Valley, area code 626. . The lawsuit, which was filed in United States District Court United States District Court In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. for the Central District of California, Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. Division, alleges that Oasis has infringed a recently issued patent that offers significant protection for Bausch & Lomb's blades, blade designs and blade holders that are intended for use with pivoting microkeratomes, such as Bausch & Lomb's Hansatome(TM) microkeratome, the world's best-selling microkeratome for laser eye surgery. The patent, No. 6,051,009, is in addition to other issued patents and pending applications on the Hansatome. Bausch & Lomb is seeking an injunction against further manufacturing of the blades, as well as unspecified damages. "We have both the right and the responsibility to aggressively protect our extensive portfolio of intellectual property," said Hakan Edstrom, Bausch & Lomb corporate senior vice president and president of the Americas region. "We have invested considerable resources to bring the latest and best technology to ophthalmic surgeons and we will do what is necessary to keep our portfolio free from unlawful competition." Oasis is the fourth company to be sued by Bausch & Lomb in the last 14 months for infringing its microkeratome or microkeratome blade patents. Last July, Bausch & Lomb settled its lawsuit against two microkeratome blade suppliers, Visionar and Med Logics of Southern California. In return for Bausch & Lomb dropping the lawsuit, both companies agreed not to manufacture or sell microkeratome blades that infringe the patent. A third case is pending in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia against French microkeratome manufacturer, Moria, and its U.S. distributor, Microtech. The Hansatome microkeratome is designed to allow refractive refractive capacity to refract light. refractive error a difference between the focal length of the cornea and lens, and the length of the eye, resulting in myopia or hyperopia. surgeons to perform a precise cut in the cornea cornea: see eye. during ophthalmic surgical procedures Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Splene-" means spleen. . Bausch & Lomb Incorporated is the preeminent global technology-based healthcare company for the eye, dedicated to helping consumers see, look and feel better through innovative technology and design. Its core businesses include soft and rigid gas permeable gas permeable gas adj (lenses) → luftdurchlässig contact lenses, lens-care products, ophthalmic surgical and pharmaceutical products. The company is advantaged with some of the most respected brands in the world starting with its name, Bausch & Lomb(R), and including SofLens(TM), PureVision(TM), Boston(R), ReNu(R), Storz(R) and Technolas(TM). Founded in 1853 in Rochester, N.Y., where it continues to have its headquarters, the company has annual revenues of approximately $1.8 billion and employs approximately 12,000 people in more than 50 countries. Bausch & Lomb products are available in more than 100 countries around the world. Additional information about the company can be found on Bausch & Lomb's Worldwide Web site at http://www.bausch.com. |
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