Bausch & Lomb Wins Another Court Appeal in France Against Oakley in Patent Infringement Lawsuit.ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 1998-- Court Assesses Damages Against Oakley for Abuse of Legal Proceedings Today 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 ) announced that a French appeals court has ruled that the leading global eye-care company did not infringe various design-related rights claimed by rival sunglass maker Oakley, Inc. (NYSE:OO). The asserted rights relate to products sold by Oakley under the names ZERO 01 and ZERO 04. The products at issue are Wheels(tm) and Moons(tm), which were part of the ACTIV(R) line of sunglasses sunglasses A tinted pair of glasses used to ↓ light arriving at the eye, which are labeled according to the amount of UV light blocked; nonprescription glasses are classified according to use and amount of UV radiation blocked Sunglasses sold by Bausch & Lomb's Italian subsidiary, Killer Loop Eyewear S.p.A. In addition to ruling that these Killer Loop(R) products do not infringe Oakley's rights, the Cour d'Appel de Paris ordered Oakley to pay damages to Bausch & Lomb for "abuse of legal proceedings All actions that are authorized or sanctioned by law and instituted in a court or a tribunal for the acquisition of rights or the enforcement of remedies. " and to reimburse Bausch & Lomb for legal expenses. "This decision is another important precedent for Bausch & Lomb's eyewear business," said Dwain L. Hahs, president of Bausch & Lomb Eyewear. "It and the other favorable appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. rulings announced earlier this year, clarify the scope of sunglass design rights protected by French law and reaffirm our marketing efforts in France." The Cour d'Appel de Paris ruling reverses the 1995 decision handed down by a French Commercial Court. Bausch & Lomb Incorporated is a global eye-care company 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 contact lenses contact npl → verres mpl de contact contact lenses contact npl → Kontaktlinsen pl contact lenses npl , lens-care products, premium sunglasses, 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 Ray-Ban(R), Arnette(tm), SofLens66(tm), Boston(R), Killer Loop(R), ReNu(R), Revo(R) and Storz(R). Founded in 1853 in Rochester, N.Y., where it continues to have its headquarters, the company has annual revenues of approximately $2.5 billion and employs more than 15,000 people in 35 countries. Bausch & Lomb products are available in more than 100 countries around the world. |
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