October 23, 2020
A New Jersey federal court on Friday threw out a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former L'Oreal USA Inc. patent attorney, who had claimed the company fired him for objecting to a quota for patent filings.
July 07, 2020
A former patent attorney for L'Oreal USA Inc. said Tuesday that a New Jersey federal court should deny L'Oreal's bid for summary judgment in his whistleblower case, arguing that the company had omitted or miscast facts and disputes that should go before a jury.
May 19, 2020
Cosmetics brand L'Oreal USA Inc. has moved to throw out a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by one of its former patent attorneys, saying depositions showed his claims he was terminated over a company quota for patent filings were "simply a lie."
December 12, 2017
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday gave a former L'Oreal lawyer one more chance to serve his wrongful termination suit on the company, keeping alive his claims he was fired over his concerns the cosmetics giant was forcing him to file frivolous patent applications on the company's behalf.
October 30, 2015
A New Jersey federal judge on Friday threw out a former L'Oreal USA Inc. patent attorney's suit stemming from the cosmetic company's patent application quotas, finding that the rules that bar attorneys from filing frivolous patent applications don't bar companies from setting those quotas.
August 04, 2015
L'Oreal USA Inc. took fire Monday for attempting to torpedo allegations it axed an in-house patent attorney for protesting a policy that encouraged frivolous patent applications, with the lawyer telling a New Jersey federal court he provided sufficient grist for a whistleblower claim.
July 24, 2015
L'Oreal tore into a lawsuit filed by a former top in-house patent attorney Thursday, telling a New Jersey federal judge the man's claim that he was fired because he refused to file frivolous patent applications wasn't viable and should be dismissed.
April 20, 2015
A former top patent lawyer for L'Oreal has filed a lawsuit in New Jersey federal court alleging the cosmetics giant fired him because he refused orders to file applications for inventions he determined to be unpatentable, claiming the directives came amid patent application quota pressure from company executives.