The company's purpose is: the purchase, sale, rental, exploitation and representation of patent rights, licenses and trademarks; the design, production and distribution of all products, in particular in the fields of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medicine and nutrition, as well as the sale, purchase, promotion, representation and marketing of any necessary or useful complements to the use of these products; the organization of a research and development service as well as marketing for companies active in comparable fields; the advice, direction and administration of companies; and the trade in goods of all kinds and services related to the goods traded (for full purpose see articles of association).