Kimberly-Clark Loses Appeal in Australian Sterilization Patent Dispute - Bloomberg

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB), the maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues, lost an Australian appeal in a patent dispute over wraps used to sterilize instruments, usually for surgery. Kimberly-Clark sued closely held Multigate Medical Products Ltd. in 2009, accusing the Yennora, Australia-based medical- instruments maker of infringing on a patent on a system that allows the double...