{"id":1425,"date":"2018-11-26T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T10:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1425"},"modified":"2021-06-24T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T13:38:55","slug":"i4f-files-major-infringement-lawsuit-in-the-united-states-against-carpet-express-and-beauflor-on-luxury-vinyl-boardwalk-branded-products","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/i4f-files-major-infringement-lawsuit-in-the-united-states-against-carpet-express-and-beauflor-on-luxury-vinyl-boardwalk-branded-products\/","title":{"rendered":"I4F files major infringement lawsuit in the United States against Carpet Express and Beauflor on luxury vinyl \u201cBoardwalk\u201d branded products"},"content":{"rendered":"        <section class=\"block hero-news article\" id=\"block_60d4616a12a2d\">\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\">2018\u5e74 11\u6708 26\u65e5<\/p>\n                        <h1 class=\"h4\">I4F files major infringement lawsuit in the United States against Carpet Express and Beauflor on luxury vinyl \u201cBoardwalk\u201d branded products<\/h1>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block text \" id=\"block_60d4616a12a2e\">\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>I4F claims Beauflor\u2019s luxury vinyl plank products using V\u00e4linge\u2019s 5Gi system infringe one of its 3L TripleLock Patents, US 10,053,868<\/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 announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against US retailer Carpet Express and Beauflor US, LLC, a subsidiary of Beaulieu International Group Inc., for the wrongful manufacturing, using, importing and selling of luxury vinyl planks flooring products using V\u00e4linge\u2019s 5Gi locking system in the United States. I4F filed the case before the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I4F\u2019s allegations are based on compelling evidence that the Beauflor Boardwalk collection of vinyl plank products, using V\u00e4linge\u2019s 5Gi locking system, are in clear infringement of one of its 3L TripleLock patents in the United States, US \u2019868.<\/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.<\/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\/181125-I4F-News-Release-Pearl-Harbour-ENG.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">ENGLISH VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/181125-I4F-News-Release-Pearl-Harbour-CHI.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_60d4616a12a2f\">\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-1425","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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