April 27, 2010
CIBA Vision Corp., which last year won a court ruling that rival Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.'s Acuvue Oasys contact lenses infringe two of its patents, has lost its bid for a permanent injunction barring sales of J&J's lenses, with a judge ruling that an injunction is not necessary to prevent irreparable harm and is not in the public interest.
November 16, 2009
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. is planning to appeal a ruling that upheld the validity of several patents held by rival CIBA Vision Corp. and found that Acuvue Oasys With Hydraclear Plus silicone hydrogel contact lenses infringe two of the patents.
October 15, 2009
CIBA Vision Corp. has asked for a permanent injunction barring rival Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. from selling its Acuvue Oasys With Hydraclear Plus silicone hydrogel contact lenses, on the heels of a bench trial ruling that confirmed the enforceability of CIBA's extended-wear contact lens patents.
December 04, 2008
A feud between rivals Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. and CIBA Vision Corp. over six patents pertaining to extended-wear contact lenses is set to head to trial, with a federal judge denying the lion's share of summary judgment motions filed by both companies.