Bausch & Lomb Sues Ciba Vision for Patent Infringement; Asks Federal Court to Halt Ciba's Upcoming Launch of Infringing Extended Wear Contact Lens in the U.S.Business Editors ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 7, 2001 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 ) has filed a lawsuit against Ciba Vision Corporation for infringement of Bausch & Lomb's patent rights to extended wear soft contact lenses. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the Department of Commerce issued Bausch & Lomb patent number 6,312,706 yesterday, November 6, 2001, after which Bausch & Lomb filed suit against Ciba Vision in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or , for infringing this patent. Bausch & Lomb has asked the Court to issue a preliminary injunction A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party that prevents the other party from pursuing a particular course of conduct until the conclusion of a trial on the merits. A preliminary injunction is regarded as extraordinary relief. to prevent Ciba Vision from marketing its infringing product, Focus Night & Day contact lenses, in the U.S. Ultimately, Bausch & Lomb will seek a permanent injunction permanent injunction n. a final order of a court that a person or entity refrain from certain activities permanently or take certain actions (usually to correct a nuisance) until completed. to prevent Ciba from infringing B&L's intellectual property rights. Bausch & Lomb makes and markets PureVision(TM) soft contact lenses for up to seven days of continuous wear in the United States. Bausch & Lomb has an application pending before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve PureVision lenses for up to 30 days of continuous wear and that application is proceeding as anticipated. "Bausch & Lomb is the inventor of breakthrough extended-wear silicone hydrogel hy·dro·gel n. A colloidal gel in which the particles are dispersed in water. hydrogel a gel that contains water. hydrogel Wound care A polymer absorptive wound dressing. See Dressing. contact lens contact lens, thin plastic lens worn between the eye and eyelid that may be used instead of eyeglasses. Actors, models, and others wear them for appearance, and athletes use them for safety and convenience. technology," says Mark M. Sieczkarek, Bausch & Lomb senior vice president and president - The Americas Region. "Bausch & Lomb was the first to invent the silicone hydrogel technology, the first to manufacture a commercial lens using this technology, and the first on the market with a highly oxygen permeable extended wear soft lens. We will continue to vigorously protect and enforce our intellectual property rights." 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 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. Focus Night & Day is a trademark of Ciba Vision Corporation. |
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