Braun AG and Braun bring action against Remington Products for patent infringement.LYNNFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 1996--Braun today announced that it has filed an action in the 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. in Boston against the Remington Products Remington Products is a worldwide producer of razors (shavers), epilators and haircare products for men and women. They used to make typewriters. External links
The patent involved covers the technology of Braun's unique Supervolume body-enhancing hair styler. The complaint, filed on Jan. 16, 1996, seeks to enjoin To direct, require, command, or admonish. Enjoin connotes a degree of urgency, as when a court enjoins one party in a lawsuit by ordering the person to do, or refrain from doing, something to prevent permanent loss to the other party or parties. Remington from infringing Braun's U.S. Patent No. 5,457,894 and demands unspecified monetary damages. Braun recently settled an infringement suit it had brought against Conair Corp. on the same patent. As a result of that settlement, Conair agreed to respect the patent, redesigned its product and entered into a consent judgment prohibiting future infringement. "As we have demonstrated before, Braun will take steps to stop others from infringing upon its patented technology," said A. Bruce Cleverly, president of Braun Inc. "We position ourself our·self pron. 1. Myself. Used as a reflexive when we is used instead of I by a singular speaker or author, as in an editorial or a royal proclamation. See Usage Note at myself. 2. Nonstandard Ourselves. to protect our own investments in research and the exclusivity we can offer our customers through patented advances in consumer products." Braun AG, based in Germany and a subsidiary of The Gillette Co. since 1967, manufactures a high-quality, European-designed line of electric shavers, household, oral care and hair care products that are distributed throughout the world. Braun Inc., an affiliate of Braun AG, is headquartered in Lynnfield, Mass. CONTACT: The Gillette Co. Stephen K. Brayton, 617/421-8173 |
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