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New York | 1-4105 | 16-0345235 | |
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On June 26, 2002 the United States Federal Court for the District of Delaware ruled that Bausch & Lomb Incorporated's ("B&L")PureVision continuous wear contact lens product infringes a patent owned by Wesley Jessen Vision Care, Inc., a subsidiary of Ciba Vision Corporation, the eyecare unit of Novartis AG. The court issued an injunction ordering that B&L discontinue the manufacture and sale of itsPureVision contact lens, effective immediately in the United States. At the time of the court's decision, thePureVision contact lens product was being manufactured by the company exclusively in Rochester, New York. A copy of the company's press release announcing the Court's decision and the company's intent to file an immediate appeal of the decision is attached as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AND EXHIBITS
(a) | Financial statements of businesses acquired. |
(b) | Pro forma financial information. |
(c) | Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report: |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED
/s/ Robert B. Stiles
Robert B. Stiles
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Date: June 28, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX | |
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Bausch & Lomb Incorporated's Press Release dated June 26, 2002 |