Olaplex, Inc. v. L'Oreal USA, Inc., No. 20-1382 (Fed. Cir. May 6, 2021)

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This appeal is from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs Liqwd, Inc. and Olaplex LLC against L’Oréal USA, Inc., L’Oréal USA Products, Inc., L ’Oréal USA S/D, Inc., and Redken 5th Avenue NYC, LLC (collectively, L’Oréal). The causes of action at issue are for (1) infringement of claims 1 and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 9,498,419 and claims 1, 4, 11 – 16, 19, 20, and 30 of U.S. Patent No. 9,668,954, and (2) mis- appropriation of several trade secrets and breach of a non- disclosure agreement.