In the summer of 2017, a Catholic monk became outraged by famous cosmetic company, L’Oreal, and sued the cosmetics giant for copying his anti-aging patented technology formula which he was selling as a charity to give money to the poor. Dennis Wyrzykowski’s company, Carmel Laboratories LLC, filed the lawsuit with support from University of Massachusetts Medical School, as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. UofM licensed the anti-aging formula to Wyrzykowski’s company. The scientists behind the anti-aging formula created a cream named Easeamine which encourages skin elasticity and reduces wrinkles. The lawsuit involves how L’Oreal was denied patents for products like Easeamine because of the similarity. Read more on the differences between patents and other types of protection. L’Oreal still went through with selling the anti-aging technology. Wyrzykowski was a monk with the Teresian Carmelites, a religious charity, and sells the anti-aging formula for sixty-five dollars each in order to raise money for their organization’s work in assisting people with life challenges such as criminals and addicts.
The lawsuit was established because Wyrzykowski accuses L’Oreal of ruining his charity’s profits affecting plans for a spiritual center for his organization. As a result of L’Oreal’s reproduction of the formula, the order had to sell the property. Wyrzykowski and his company are seeking undetermined damages in the lawsuit. ”L’Oreal pillaged the poor, that’s what they did,” Wyrzykowski said.
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The lawsuit was established because Wyrzykowski accuses L’Oreal of ruining his charity’s profits affecting plans for a spiritual center for his organization. As a result of L’Oreal’s reproduction of the formula, the order had to sell the property. Wyrzykowski and his company are seeking undetermined damages in the lawsuit. ”L’Oreal pillaged the poor, that’s what they did,” Wyrzykowski said.
Thank you Bhavini Mistry for your help with this article.