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Wednesday, September 25, 2002 1:06:10 PM
UK Court Dismisses Cibavision Patent Infringement Action Against Coopervision
Wednesday September 25, 12:31 pm ET
LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2002--The Cooper Companies, Inc., (NYSE:COO - News) said today that the judge in the patent infringement suit brought by CIBA Vision (UK) Limited against CooperVision Limited, the Company's contact lens unit in the United Kingdom, has concluded in his draft judgment that CooperVision's Frequency® Color contact lenses do not infringe Patent EP (UK) 015899B1, the "Knapp" patent, and that this patent is not valid in the United Kingdom.
Previously, CIBA Vision (UK) signed a Consent Order discontinuing its lawsuit in the United Kingdom for patent infringement against CooperVision under Patent EP (UK) 0498835, the "Jahnke" patent, and consented to an Order of the Court that the Jahnke patent be revoked in the United Kingdom.
In lawsuits continuing in the United States and France, CIBA Vision has claimed that CooperVision's Frequency (R) Colors and Expressions® opaque contact lenses infringe on certain CIBA Vision patents. These lenses change or enhance appearance of the eye color.
Cooper believes it does not infringe any of WJ's valid patent rights used in the development and manufacture of opaque lenses and continues to vigorously defend CIBA Vision's actions against it.
Corporate Information
The Cooper Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market specialty healthcare products. Corporate offices are located in Lake Forest and Pleasanton, Calif. A toll free interactive telephone system at 1-800-334-1986 provides stock quotes, recent press releases and financial data. Cooper's World Wide Web address is www.coopercos.com.
CooperVision, Inc., markets a broad range of contact lenses for the vision care market. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Calif., it manufactures in Huntington Beach, Calif., Rochester, N.Y., Norfolk, Va., Adelaide, Australia, Farnborough and Hamble, England, Madrid, Spain and Toronto. Its Web address is www.coopervision.com.
CooperSurgical, Inc., with operations in Trumbull, Conn., Fort Atkinson, Wis., Malmo, Sweden, Montreal and Berlin, markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories for the gynecological market. Its Web address is www.coopersurgical.com.
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Contact:
The Cooper Companies, Inc., Lake Forest
Norris Battin, 888/822-2660
ir@coopercompanies.com
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020925/250242_1.html
Wednesday September 25, 12:31 pm ET
LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2002--The Cooper Companies, Inc., (NYSE:COO - News) said today that the judge in the patent infringement suit brought by CIBA Vision (UK) Limited against CooperVision Limited, the Company's contact lens unit in the United Kingdom, has concluded in his draft judgment that CooperVision's Frequency® Color contact lenses do not infringe Patent EP (UK) 015899B1, the "Knapp" patent, and that this patent is not valid in the United Kingdom.
Previously, CIBA Vision (UK) signed a Consent Order discontinuing its lawsuit in the United Kingdom for patent infringement against CooperVision under Patent EP (UK) 0498835, the "Jahnke" patent, and consented to an Order of the Court that the Jahnke patent be revoked in the United Kingdom.
In lawsuits continuing in the United States and France, CIBA Vision has claimed that CooperVision's Frequency (R) Colors and Expressions® opaque contact lenses infringe on certain CIBA Vision patents. These lenses change or enhance appearance of the eye color.
Cooper believes it does not infringe any of WJ's valid patent rights used in the development and manufacture of opaque lenses and continues to vigorously defend CIBA Vision's actions against it.
Corporate Information
The Cooper Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market specialty healthcare products. Corporate offices are located in Lake Forest and Pleasanton, Calif. A toll free interactive telephone system at 1-800-334-1986 provides stock quotes, recent press releases and financial data. Cooper's World Wide Web address is www.coopercos.com.
CooperVision, Inc., markets a broad range of contact lenses for the vision care market. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Calif., it manufactures in Huntington Beach, Calif., Rochester, N.Y., Norfolk, Va., Adelaide, Australia, Farnborough and Hamble, England, Madrid, Spain and Toronto. Its Web address is www.coopervision.com.
CooperSurgical, Inc., with operations in Trumbull, Conn., Fort Atkinson, Wis., Malmo, Sweden, Montreal and Berlin, markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories for the gynecological market. Its Web address is www.coopersurgical.com.
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Contact:
The Cooper Companies, Inc., Lake Forest
Norris Battin, 888/822-2660
ir@coopercompanies.com
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020925/250242_1.html
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