2012/10/03
Kao Corporation (President and Chief Executive Officer:
Michitaka Sawada; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan) has announced a
settlement with Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Headquarters:
Dusseldorf, Germany) and its group company Schwarzkopf &
Henkel K.K. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan). Kao filed an
infringement lawsuit in Germany regarding foam type hair
color products Perfect Mousse and in Japan regarding foam
type hair color products FRESH LIGHT Foam Type Color which
allegedly infringes its intellectual property rights (German
Utility Model No. 20 2004 021 775 and Japanese patent No.
4663772) in February 2011.
By this final settlement, which is based on a license from
Kao to Henkel with the usual terms and conditions, Kao will
withdraw the lawsuits in Germany and in Japan. Due to
contractual obligations, the details of the agreement are
confidential.
Kao values its intellectual properties including patents as
its core critical management asset. In the case of Kao
recognizing its patents as being infringed, the Company will
continue to take a firm position on enforcing its rights.
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Media inquiries should be directed to:
Corporate Communications Department
Kao CorporationTel: +81-3-3660-7043
Fax: +81-3-3660-7044
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