Kao Corporation and The Procter & Gamble Company reached an agreement concerning Foam Type Hair Color (Hair Dyes) Patent Portfolio, after a long negotiation
Kao Corporation is a Japanese chemical and cosmetics company, selling detergents, soap, toiletry, cosmetics, etc.
Kao and P&G have been discussing for the past three years the relationship of Kao's patent rights (US 8,153,108 and its related foreign patents) in relation to P&G's Foam Type Hair Color Product "Nice'n Easy" which is sold in the U.S. and Europe. As a result, Kao agreed to grant P&G a royalty-bearing license, and P&G agreed to withdraw its oppositions to Kao's related EP patents.