Press Release
Essilor Group enters a Settlement and Cross License Agreement with
Carl Zeiss Vision
Charenton-le-Pont (3 September 2012) -
Carl Zeiss Vision and Essilor have reached an agreement relating to Carl Zeiss Vision’s back-surface freeform progressive lens technology, which includes settling the patent infringement litigation between Carl Zeiss Vision and Signet Armorlite, an Essilor affiliate.
Under the terms of the agreement, Carl Zeiss Vision International has granted a royalty bearing license under U.S. Patent n° 6,089,713 and its foreign counterparts to Essilor and its Affiliates, including Signet Armorlite, and Essilor has granted a license to Carl Zeiss Vision for certain other ophthalmic technologies, ncluding coatings.
With these agreements, Carl Zeiss Vision and Essilor reaffirm their commitments to developing advanced technology and sophisticated ophthalmic products to accelerate the development of the market with enhanced products for consumers worldwide
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