{"id":591,"date":"2021-01-12T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=591"},"modified":"2021-07-14T13:34:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T13:34:42","slug":"i4f-and-hymmen-enter-into-exclusive-patent-partnership-for-advanced-digital-printing-technologies","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/de\/article\/i4f-and-hymmen-enter-into-exclusive-patent-partnership-for-advanced-digital-printing-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"I4F and Hymmen enter into exclusive patent partnership for advanced digital printing technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"        <section class=\"block hero-news article\" id=\"block_60d1f0b972e8d\">\n              <div class=\"hero-content\">\n                <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                  <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-xl-6 offset-xl-3\">\n                      <div class=\"hero-body\">\n                        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/de\/news\/\" class=\"more\">Alle Neuigkeiten sehen<\/a><\/p>\n                        <p class=\"date\">Jan 12, 2021<\/p>\n                        <h1 class=\"h4\">I4F and Hymmen enter into exclusive patent partnership for advanced digital printing technologies<\/h1>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block text half\" id=\"block_60d1f0b972e8e\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-md-3 order-md-2\">\n          <div class=\"share-links\">\n            <h6>Share<\/h6>\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi4f.com%2Fde%2Farticle%2Fi4f-and-hymmen-enter-into-exclusive-patent-partnership-for-advanced-digital-printing-technologies%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg width=\"40\" height=\"40\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 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patent cluster<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>HAMONT, BELGIUM \u2013 I4F\u00ae, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, today announced that it has entered into a patent partnership with Hymmen GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau, a leading global digital printing systems provider, specialized in flooring.&nbsp; This new strategic partnership gives I4F exclusive licensing rights for all Hymmen\u2019s digital printing patents and technologies for flooring production, including Hymmen\u2019s award winning Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE) technology. This represents an important addition to I4F\u2019s comprehensive digital printing portfolio that already includes market leading technologies from Classen, Kronospan and Benchwick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hymmen has established itself as one of the&nbsp;world\u2019s leading providers&nbsp;of industrial digital printing for flooring and won an Interzum Red Dot Award for its patented DLE technology in 2019. Hymmen is completely dedicated to flooring, and has provided most of the digital printing lines in the global flooring industry. More than 80% &nbsp;of digitally printed flooring around the world is produced using Hymmen technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to its exclusive licensing rights, I4F will work in close collaboration with Hymmen to promote digital printing opportunities in the flooring industry and will represent Hymmen on future patent protection related issues.&nbsp; Historically, Hymmen has maintained a strong IP position including, for example, its recent filing of a patent infringement lawsuit against Barber\u00e1n S.A. at the District Court in D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital printing will play a more crucial role in the future of flooring as it enables unlimited design flexibility and can be applied to a wide range of materials.&nbsp; This facilitates faster response times to market demands and trends while reducing material waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the partnership, Dr. Ren\u00e9 Pankoke, CEO and President of Hymmen, says, \u201cI4F is the perfect match for Hymmen as we share the same passion for innovation and continuous development within the global flooring industry.&nbsp; I4F is recognized as the technology leader in the flooring industry and will support us on developing and further expanding the market for digital printing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block file-list\">\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/12012021-News-Release-I4F-Hymenn.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">ENGLISH VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/12012021-GER-News-Release-I4F-Hymmen-002.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">GERMAN VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/210112-CN-News-Release-I4F-Hymenn-Final.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">CHINESE VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block news feed latest\" id=\"block_60d1f0b972e8f\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n            <h6 class=\"title text-center\">Letzte Neuigkeiten<\/h6>\n            <div class=\"row pb-5\">\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">Mar 31, 2026<\/p>\n                <p>i4F and Unilin Technologies\u00a0enter into non\u2011assert agreement on water\u2011repellent coating patents for laminate and wood flooring<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/de\/article\/i4f-and-unilin-technologies-enter-into-non%e2%80%91assert-agreement-on-water%e2%80%91repellent-coating-patents-for-laminate-and-wood-flooring\/\" class=\"more\">Artikel lesen<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">Mar 25, 2026<\/p>\n                <p>Parkett Magazin &#8211; i4F: John Rietveldt in an interview of the month<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/de\/article\/parkett-magazin-i4f-john-rietveldt-in-an-interview-of-the-month\/\" class=\"more\">Artikel lesen<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">Jan 27, 2026<\/p>\n                <p>Lioncore selects i4F as exclusive licensor for its new patented L-SPC lightweight rigid core product build-up and composition<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/de\/article\/lioncore-selects-i4f-as-exclusive-licensor-for-its-new-patented-l-spc-lightweight-rigid-core-product-build-up-and-composition\/\" class=\"more\">Artikel lesen<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <p class=\"text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/de\/news\/\" class=\"btn btn-outline-secondary\">Alle Neuigkeiten anzeigen<\/a><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"template":"","categories":[13],"class_list":["post-591","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","category-partnerships"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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