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Bausch and Lomb
Bausch and Lomb is an American company based in Rochester, New York, specialized in medical optics like contact lenses[?] and surgical instruments. The company was founded in 1853 and employs over 10,000 people today.
Bausch and Lomb are involved in a lawsuit with Novartis which claims to have a patent on one of Bausch and Lomb's products called PureVision. On August 2, 2002, Bausch and Lomb announced to move the production from the US to Ireland since a request to continue making and selling its contact lenses in the US while it appeals a decision in the patent lawsuit was denied by a federal appeals court[?].
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