Advanced Medical Optics (EYE)

Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

Patents and other proprietary rights are important to the success of our business. We likewise utilize trade secrets, know-how, continuing technological innovations and licensing opportunities to develop and maintain our competitive position. We protect our proprietary rights through a variety of methods, including confidentiality agreements and proprietary information agreements with vendors, employees, consultants and others who have access to our proprietary information.

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We have rights to over 1,500 granted and issued patents and over 1,300 pending patent applications relating to aspects of the technology incorporated in many of our products. The scope and duration of our proprietary protection varies throughout the world by jurisdiction and by individual product. In particular, patents for individual products extend for varying periods of time according to the date a patent application is filed, the date a patent is granted and the term of patent protection available in the jurisdiction granting the patent. Our proprietary protection often affords us the opportunity to enhance our position in the marketplace by precluding our competitors from using or otherwise exploiting our technology.

We believe trademark protection is particularly important to the maintenance of the recognized brand names under which we market our products. The scope and duration of our trademark protection varies throughout the world, with some countries protecting trademarks only as long as the mark is used, and others requiring registration of the mark and the payment of registration fees. We own or have rights to material trademarks or trade names that we use in conjunction with the sale of our products, which include, among others, ActiveTrak^®, AddedVue^®, Advanced Medical Optics^®, AMO^® , AMO^® Logo, AMO Advanced Medical Optics^® Logo, Advanced CustomVue^® , AMO iTEC™ Logo, AMO OptiBlue™, AMO University^® Logo, ARRAY^®, Baerveldt^®, blink^® Tears, Blink-N-Clean^®, Blink Contacts^®, Blink GelTears^®, ClariFlex^®, COMPLETE^® , COMPLETE^® Logo, CustomMatch™, CustomVue^®, Easy Rub™, ELLIPS™ Logo, Endosol^®, Fusion™, Healon^®, Healon5^®, Healon D^® , Healon GV^®, iFS™ Logo, Intralase^®, iLASIK^®, Laminar^®, OcuPure^®, OptiBlue^®, OptiEdge^®, Oxysept^®, Oxysept 1 Step™, ReZoom^®, Sensar^®, Sovereign^®, Stabileyes^®, Star S4^®, Star S4 IR^®, Tecnis^®, The Unfolder^®, UltraCare^®, Ultrazyme^®, Veriflex^®, Verisyse^®, VisionKey^®, VISX^®, VISX University^®, VSS Refractive™, VRR^®, WaveScan^®, WaveScan WaveFront^®, WavePrint^®, WhiteStar^® and WhiteStar Signature™. Generally, our products are marketed under one of these trademarks or brand names.

We are also a party to several license agreements relating to various aspects of our products; however, we do not believe the loss of any one license would materially affect our business.

We believe that our patents, trademarks and other proprietary rights are important to the development and conduct of our business and the marketing of our products. As a result, we aggressively protect our intellectual property. However, we do not believe that any one of our patents or trademarks is currently of material importance in relation to our overall sales.

Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

Patents and other proprietary rights are important to the success of our business. We likewise utilize trade secrets, know-how, continuing technological innovations and licensing opportunities to develop and maintain our competitive position. We protect our proprietary rights through a variety of methods, including confidentiality agreements and proprietary information agreements with vendors, employees, consultants and others who have access to our proprietary information.

We have rights to over 1,450 granted and issued patents and over 1,200 pending patent applications relating to aspects of the technology incorporated in many of our products. The scope and duration of our proprietary protection varies throughout the world by jurisdiction and by individual product. In particular, patents for individual products extend for varying periods of time according to the date a patent application is filed, the date a patent is granted and the term of patent protection available in the jurisdiction granting the patent. Our proprietary protection often affords us the opportunity to enhance our position in the marketplace by precluding our competitors from using or otherwise exploiting our technology.

We believe trademark protection is particularly important to the maintenance of the recognized brand names under which we market our products. The scope and duration of our trademark protection varies throughout the world, with some countries protecting trademarks only as long as the mark is used, and others requiring registration of the mark and the payment of registration fees. We own or have rights to material trademarks or trade names that we use in conjunction with the sale of our products, which include, among others, Advanced Medical Optics^®, Advanced CustomVue™, AMO^®, Baerveldt^®, blink™, Blink-n-Clean^®, blink Contacts^®, ClariFlex^®, Complete^®, Consept^®, Consept 1 Step™, CustomVue^®, ELLIPS™, Easy Rub™, Fusion™, Healon^®, Healon5^®, Healon D™, Healon GV^®, Intralase^®, iLASIK™, Occlusion Mode^® , OptiBlue™, OptiEdge™, Oxysept^®, Oxysept 1 Step™, ReZoom^®, Sensar^®, Sovereign^®, Stabileyes^®, Star S4 IR™, Tecnis^®, The Unfolder^®, UltraCare^®, Ultrazyme^®, Verisyse™, VISX^®, WaveScan^®, WaveScan WaveFront^®, WhiteStar^® and WhiteStar Signature™. Generally, our products are marketed under one of these trademarks or brand names.

We are also a party to several license agreements relating to various aspects of our products; however, we do not believe the loss of any one license would materially affect our business.

We believe that our patents, trademarks and other proprietary rights are important to the development and conduct of our business and the marketing of our products. As a result, we aggressively protect our intellectual property. However, we do not believe that any one of our patents or trademarks is currently of material importance in relation to our overall sales.

Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

Patents and other proprietary rights are important to the success of our business. We likewise utilize trade secrets, know-how, continuing technological innovations and licensing opportunities to develop and maintain our competitive position. We protect our proprietary rights through a variety of methods, including confidentiality agreements and proprietary information agreements with vendors, employees, consultants and others who have access to our proprietary information.

We have rights to over 1,270 granted and issued patents and over 1,000 pending patent applications relating to aspects of the technology incorporated in many of our products. The scope and duration of our proprietary protection varies throughout the world by jurisdiction and by individual product. In particular, patents for individual products extend for varying periods of time according to the date a patent application is filed, the date a patent is granted and the term of patent protection available in the jurisdiction granting the patent. Our proprietary protection often affords us the opportunity to enhance our position in the marketplace by precluding our competitors from using or otherwise exploiting our technology.

We believe trademark protection is particularly important to the maintenance of the recognized brand names under which we market our products. The scope and duration of our trademark protection varies throughout the world, with some countries protecting trademarks only as long as the mark is used, and others requiring registration of the mark and the payment of registration fees. We own or have rights to material trademarks or trade names that we use in conjunction with the sale of our products, which include, among others, Advanced Medical Optics® , Amadeus™, AMO®,  Baerveldt®, blink™, Blink-n-Clean®, ClariFlex®, Complete® , Complete MoisturePLUS™, Complete Revitalize® ,Consept®, Consept 1 Step™, Custom Vue® ,  Healon®, Healon5®, Healon GV®, OptiEdge™, Oxysept®, Oxysept 1 Step™, ReZoom® , Sensar®, Sovereign®, Sovereign Compact™ ,, Stabileyes®, Star S4 IR™, Tecnis®, The Unfolder®, UltraCare®, Ultrazyme®, Verisyse™, VISX®, WaveScan®, and WhiteStar®. Generally, our products are marketed under one of these trademarks or brand names.  Amadeus is a trademark of SIS Ltd.

We are also a party to several license agreements relating to various aspects of our products; however, we do not believe the loss of any one license would materially affect our business.

We believe that our patents, trademarks and other proprietary rights are important to the development and conduct of our business and the marketing of our products. As a result, we aggressively protect our intellectual property. However, we do not believe that any one of our patents or trademarks is currently of material importance in relation to our overall sales.

Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

Patents and other proprietary rights are important to the success of our business. We likewise utilize trade secrets, know-how, continuing technological innovations and licensing opportunities to develop and maintain our competitive position. We protect our proprietary rights through a variety of methods, including confidentiality agreements and proprietary information agreements with vendors, employees, consultants and others who have access to our proprietary information.

We have rights to over 1,400 granted and issued patents and approximately 970 pending patent applications relating to aspects of the technology incorporated in many of our products. The scope and duration of our proprietary protection varies throughout the world by jurisdiction and by individual product. In particular, patents for individual products extend for varying periods of time according to the date a patent application is filed, the date a patent is granted and the term of patent protection available in the jurisdiction granting the patent. Our proprietary protection often affords us the opportunity to enhance our position in the marketplace by precluding our competitors from using or otherwise exploiting our technology.

We believe trademark protection is particularly important to the maintenance of the recognized brand names under which we market our products. The scope and duration of our trademark protection varies throughout the world, with some countries protecting trademarks only as long as the mark is used, and others requiring registration of the mark and the payment of

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Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

Patents and other proprietary rights are important to the success of our business. We likewise utilize trade secrets, know-how, continuing technological innovations and licensing opportunities to develop and maintain our competitive position. We protect our proprietary rights through a variety of methods, including confidentiality agreements and proprietary information agreements with vendors, employees, consultants and others who have access to our proprietary information.

We have rights to over 1,475 granted and issued patents and approximately 915 pending patent applications relating to aspects of the technology incorporated in many of our products. The scope and duration of our proprietary protection varies throughout the world by jurisdiction and by individual product. In particular, patents for individual products extend for varying periods of time according to the date a patent application is filed, the date a patent is granted and the term of patent protection available in the jurisdiction granting the patent. Our proprietary protection often affords us the opportunity to enhance our position in the marketplace by precluding our competitors from using or otherwise exploiting our technology.

We believe trademark protection is particularly important to the maintenance of the recognized brand names under which we market our products. The scope and duration of our trademark protection varies throughout the world, with some countries protecting trademarks only as long as the mark is used, and others requiring registration of the mark and the payment of registration fees. We own or have rights to material trademarks or trade names that we use in conjunction with the sale of our products, which include, among others, Advanced Medical Optics^™ (and design^™), Allervisc^®, Amadeus^™, AMO^™, AMO Pupil Smart^™, Array^™, (and design^™ ), Baerveldt^™, blink^™, blink contacts^™, Blink-n-Clean^®, CeeOn^®, CeeOn Edge^™, ClariFlex^™, Clean-N-Soak^™, ComfortPLUS^®, Complete^™ (and design^™), Complete MoisturePLUS^™, Complete Rapidcare^™, Consept^™ F, Consept 1 Step^™, Diplomax^™, Endosol^™, GMAqua^™, Healon^®, Healon5 (design^™ ), Healon GV^®, Injector Ring^™, LC65^™, Lens Plus^®, MoisturePLUS^™, Ocupure^™, OptiEdge^™, Oxysept^™, Oxysept 1 Step^™, PhacoFlex^™ II, AMO Prestige^™, (and design^™), Proficient^™, ReZoom^™ (and design^™ ), Sensar^™, Sovereign^™, Sovereign Compact^{™ ,} SI30NB^®, SI40NB^®, Stabileyes^™, Stylus^™, Tecnis^™, The Future in Sight^™, The Unfolder^®, Total Care^™, UltraCare^™, Ultrazyme^®, Verisyse^™, Vitrax^™, and WhiteStar^™ (and design^™). Generally, our products are marketed under one of these trademarks or brand names.

We are also a party to several license agreements relating to various of our products; however, we do not believe the loss of any one license would materially affect our business. Amadeus and SurePass are trademarks of SIS Ltd. OptiEdge is a trademark of Ocular Sciences.

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We believe that our patents, trademarks and other proprietary rights are important to the development and conduct of our business and the marketing of our products. As a result, we aggressively protect our intellectual property. However, we do not believe that any one of our patents or trademarks is currently of material importance in relation to our overall sales.