{"id":1008,"date":"2019-03-01T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1008"},"modified":"2021-06-24T13:39:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T13:39:25","slug":"i4f-files-major-infringement-lawsuit-in-the-united-states-against-wellmade-performance-flooring-and-costco-on-golden-arowana-branded-products","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/i4f-files-major-infringement-lawsuit-in-the-united-states-against-wellmade-performance-flooring-and-costco-on-golden-arowana-branded-products\/","title":{"rendered":"I4F files major infringement lawsuit in the United States against Wellmade Performance Flooring and Costco on Golden Arowana\u00ae branded products"},"content":{"rendered":"        <section class=\"block hero-news article\" id=\"block_60d350657574c\">\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 class=\"date\">2019\u5e74 3\u6708 1\u65e5<\/p>\n                        <h1 class=\"h4\">I4F files major infringement lawsuit in the United States against Wellmade Performance Flooring and Costco on Golden Arowana\u00ae branded products<\/h1>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block text half\" id=\"block_60d350657574d\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-md-6 offset-md-3 order-md-1\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>I4F claims Wellmade\u2019s Golden Arowana\u00ae HDPC\u00ae Rigid Core Waterproof Planks using Unilin\u2019s Unipush system infringe one of its patents, US Patent No. 10,053,868<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WILLEMSTAD, CURA\u00c7AO \u2013 I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, today announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Wellmade Floor Coverings International, Inc., d\/b\/a Wellmade Performance Flooring, and US retailer Costco for the manufacturing, using, importing and selling of HDPC\u00ae Rigid Core Waterproof Planks using Unilin\u2019s Unipush locking system ithe United States. I4F filed the case before the US District Court for the District of Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I4F\u2019s alleges that the Wellmade collection of Golden Arowana\u00ae HDPC\u00ae Rigid Core products, using the Unipush locking system, infringe one of its patents in the United States, US Patent No. 10,053,868.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I4F provides licensees with IP expertise, meaningful patents and cutting-edge technologies as well as access to some of the global flooring industry\u2019s best innovations, including 3L TripleLock and Click4U. Patents for I4F\u2019s technologies have been granted and filed in over 100 countries worldwide. Its patent strategy is designed to provide its licensees with flexibility as well as a strong and broad scope of patent protection in relation to its 3L TripleLock and its other technologies. &nbsp;I4F represents over 2,000 patents divided over clusters covering locking, surface finishing, board and wall panels, materials and panel composition as well as manufacturing processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company said it would continue to undertake the appropriate legal action against all infringements and do everything in its power to safeguard its patents, technologies and licensees around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block file-list\">\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01032019-I4F-News-Release-lawsuit-Wellmade-Costco-ENGLISH.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">ENGLISH VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01032019-I4F-News-Release-lawsuit-Wellmade-Costco-Chinese-Version.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_60d350657574e\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n            <h6 class=\"title text-center\">\u6700\u65b0\u52a8\u6001<\/h6>\n            <div class=\"row pb-5\">\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">2026\u5e74 3\u6708 31\u65e5<\/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\/zh-hans\/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\">\u9605\u8bfb\u6587\u7ae0<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">2026\u5e74 3\u6708 25\u65e5<\/p>\n                <p>Parkett Magazin &#8211; i4F: John Rietveldt in an interview of the month<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/parkett-magazin-i4f-john-rietveldt-in-an-interview-of-the-month\/\" class=\"more\">\u9605\u8bfb\u6587\u7ae0<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">2026\u5e74 1\u6708 27\u65e5<\/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\/zh-hans\/article\/lioncore-selects-i4f-as-exclusive-licensor-for-its-new-patented-l-spc-lightweight-rigid-core-product-build-up-and-composition\/\" class=\"more\">\u9605\u8bfb\u6587\u7ae0<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-1008","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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