21 August 2019PatentsSarah Morgan

Judge orders L’Oréal to pay $50m in Olaplex trade secrets case

Cosmetics company L’Oréal will need to pay nearly $50 million for infringing patents and misappropriating trade secrets that belong to rival Olaxplex, according to a Delaware judge.

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