Visx v. B&L
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Santa Clara, California eye laser manufacturer files suit in Delaware district court against Bausch & Lomb for infringement of its '388 patent on Sept. 19, the same day Visx received a reexamination certificate for the patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The reissued patent covers 60 new claims and will expire in 2009. Since February, when B&L began marketing its Technolas 217 eye laser, the Rochester, New York company has denied the need to obtain rights under third-party patents (1"The Gray Sheet" Feb. 28, 2000, p. 3)