AHA patent suit
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Murad will license alpha hydroxy acid technology from TriStrata Technology "for reduction of human skin wrinkles and the alleviation of the signs of dermatological aging." Agreement settles patent infringement litigation filed by TriStrata in Wilmington, Del. federal court, parent NeoStrata announces April 30. TriStrata owns over 80 patents protecting its alpha hydroxy acid technology, which is licensed by companies such as Avon, Unilever and Elizabeth Arden, firm says. TriStrata recently reached similar settlements with Scott's Liquid Gold, L'Oréal, Chanel, Estee Lauder and Beiersdorf. TriStrata targeted these and other companies in lawsuit filed in 1996 (1"The Rose Sheet" Aug. 30, 1999, p. 6)...