Ansell to take Tillotson licence for nitrile glove

ERJ staff report (DS)

Red Bank, New Jersey -- Ansell Healthcare Products LLC, of Red Bank, NJ, and Tillotson Corporation, of Lexington, Massachusetts, jointly said that Ansell has taken a license under the Tillotson Patent for disposable Nitrile Gloves, in the U.S. and in Europe, and will begin to mark its packaging with the Tillotson Patent numbers.

The agreement settled all disputes between the companies and their affiliates relative to the manufacture and sale of such gloves. In 2007 Tilllotson issued legal claims against a series of glove makers in relation to alleged breaches of patent rights. The case was later rejected by the he US-based International Trade Commission.

The Tillotson patent teaches how to produce a synthetic rubber glove that relaxes after being donned and comfortably conforms to the contours of the wearer's hand. All other terms of the license are confidential.

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Joint Press release from Ansell and Tillotson