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Rodenstock and Carl Zeiss Vision Enter Cross License Agreement

March 1, 2013 12:21 AM

MUNICH AND AALEN, Germany— Carl Zeiss Vision and Rodenstock announced that they have entered into a cross-license agreement for patents covering certain ophthalmic lens technologies, including Carl Zeiss Vision’s back-surface free-form progressive lens technology. This agreement will allow Carl Zeiss Vision and Rodenstock to accelerate the delivery of advanced ophthalmic lens products and related technology to markets throughout the world, the companies said.

The Rodenstock agreement is the latest in a series of license agreements between Carl Zeiss Vision and major lens designers, manufacturers, laboratories and optical retailers, including Hoya Vision Care, Essilor, Vision-Ease Lens and Indizen Optical Technologies.