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Commitments and Contingencies | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies Lease Commitments Total minimum annual rental obligations under noncancelable operating leases (substantially all real property or equipment) in force at October 31, 2014, were payable as follows:
(In thousands) |
2015 | $ | 25,288 |
2016 | 21,815 |
2017 | 17,955 |
2018 | 16,349 |
2019 | 14,965 |
2020 and thereafter | 60,707 |
| $ | 157,079 |
Aggregate rental expense for both cancelable and noncancelable contracts amounted to $25.6 million, $22.8 million and $33.2 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Legal Proceedings On or about November 11, 2014, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care (JJVC) filed an action in the district court of Dusseldorf, Germany, against CooperVision GmbH and CooperVision, Inc. (collectively “CooperVision”) for patent infringement. In the action, JJVC alleges that certain CooperVision products infringe JJVC’s European Patent No. EP 1 754 728 B1, and is seeking damages and to enjoin these products from selling in Germany. CooperVision is challenging the validity of the patent before the European Patent Office. CooperVision denies JJVC’s allegations of infringement and intends to defend the action vigorously and to continue its challenge to the patent before the European Patent Office. We are not in a position to assess whether any loss or adverse effect on our financial condition is probable or remote or to estimate the range of potential loss, if any.

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