{"id":1335,"date":"2019-03-26T09:43:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1335"},"modified":"2021-06-24T13:39:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T13:39:24","slug":"i4f-responds-to-unilins-attack-on-chinese-manufacturers-and-us-consumers-calls-action-improper-behavior-going-against-freedom-of-choice","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/i4f-responds-to-unilins-attack-on-chinese-manufacturers-and-us-consumers-calls-action-improper-behavior-going-against-freedom-of-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"I4F responds to Unilin\u2019s attack on Chinese manufacturers and US consumers; calls action improper behavior going against freedom of choice"},"content":{"rendered":"        <section class=\"block hero-news article\" id=\"block_60d453d4c1429\">\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 26\u65e5<\/p>\n                        <h1 class=\"h4\">I4F responds to Unilin\u2019s attack on Chinese manufacturers and US consumers; calls action improper behavior going against freedom of choice<\/h1>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block text \" id=\"block_60d453d4c142a\">\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><strong>Improper scare-mongering by Unilin during Domotexasia\/CHINAFLOOR 2019<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>I4F will continue to support its partners and fight this attempt at monopolization<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>I4F confident products using its patented technologies are unaffected<\/strong><\/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 responded to Unilin\u2019s news release, dated 26 March 2019, in which it describes the filing of a complaint against virtually all Chinese manufacturers before the International Trade Commission (ITC). I4F is calling Unilin\u2019s action improper scare-mongering, and an outright attack on free trade as well as freedom of choice, as this attempts to obstruct US consumers from selecting flooring products they prefer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No exclusion orders would be entered before at least one year, to eighteen months, meaning that imports to the US will continue during this period. I4F believes the timing of this filing, i.e. during Domotexasia\/CHINAFLOOR 2019, is an attempt by Unilin to undermine, if not sabotage, I4F\u2019s relations with its fast-growing number of licensees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I4F is of the opinion that Unilin\u2019s filing is another attempt to monopolize and extract unwarranted license fees from the industry. Unilin\u2019s request for the exclusion of certain products goes against public interest and infringes a consumer\u2019s freedom to choose. I4F also believes that the asserted patents from Unilin are invalid in view of extensive prior art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I4F is confident that in the unlikely event of a general exclusion order, products using I4F\u2019s patented technologies will remain unaffected. The 2007 ITC ruling mentioned by Unilin is misleading as it has nothing to do with this filing, and, furthermore, I4F products did not fall under this ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company said, \u201cI4F will take action to support its partners in order to overcome this type of commercial \u201cbullying\u201d once and for all!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact:<br>Gilliane Palmer<br>+31 6 4189 9515<br><a href=\"mailto:gilliane@i4f.com\">gilliane@i4f.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About I4F:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I4F is an innovations group focused on the development of patents and technologies for the flooring industry. Its portfolio includes IP for flooring installation and wall mounting systems, material compositions, surface treatment as well as laminate and board production technologies. I4F has strategic partnerships with the industry\u2019s most important IP players, including Classen, Kronospan, UWC and Kowon. The company\u2019s flagship technologies, 3L TripleLock and Click4U, provide a unique one piece drop-lock installation technique for flooring panels that eliminates the need for an additional insert on the short side. The solution is suitable for laminate, luxury vinyl tiles, extended polymer core, solid polymer core and wooden flooring panels. International patents and patent applications for I4F\u2019s technologies have been granted and filed in over 100 countries worldwide.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.i4f.com\">www.i4f.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block file-list\">\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/26032019-News-Release-I4F-response-to-Unilin-ITC-filing-ENGLISH-VERSION.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">ENGLISH VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/25032019-News-Release-I4F-partners-with-CFL-ZCDS-CHINESE-VERSION-1.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_60d453d4c142b\">\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; 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