{"id":1586,"date":"2018-03-20T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1586"},"modified":"2021-06-24T14:02:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T14:02:20","slug":"i4f-reacts-to-repeatedly-vague-allegations-made-by-unilin","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/i4f-reacts-to-repeatedly-vague-allegations-made-by-unilin\/","title":{"rendered":"I4F reacts to repeatedly vague allegations made by Unilin"},"content":{"rendered":"        <section class=\"block hero-news article\" id=\"block_60d48fb3f3f96\">\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 3\u6708 20\u65e5<\/p>\n                        <h1 class=\"h4\">I4F reacts to repeatedly vague allegations made by Unilin<\/h1>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block text \" id=\"block_60d48fb3f3f97\">\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><strong><em>I4F confident its locking technology does not infringe any valid Unilin patents<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>Dutch court and EPO already confirmed validity of I4F\u2019s 3L TripleLock patent in 2016 and\u00a02017<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>I4F believes Unilin\u2019s allegations to be anti-competitive propaganda<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>More and more manufacturers are signing up with I4F<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>DOMOTEXasia\/CHINAFLOORS 2018, SHANGHAI, CHINA \u2013 I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, today reacted to vague allegations made by Unilin, that I4F believes to be unfounded, regarding its patent position. I4F is of the opinion that Unilin\u2019s statement is nothing more than anti-competitive propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016 and 2017, the District Court of The Hague in the Netherlands and the European Patent Office (EPO) confirmed the validity of I4F\u2019s 3L TripleLock patent. I4F strongly believes that its patented locking technology does not infringe any valid Unilin patents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past Unilin has, repeatably, made similar, vague public statements containing, what I4F strongly believes to be, false patent infringement allegations in relation to its locking technology. As far as I4F is aware, these allegations have never led to the actual filing of an infringement case in any court. Once again, Unilin\u2019s recent announcement does not specify which patents or products are involved in this alleged infringement. I4F believes that these intentionally vague public allegations, unaccompanied by concrete legal follow up, demonstrate the weakness of Unilin\u2019s position. This leads I4F to believe that Unilin\u2019s sole intention is to dissuade companies from using I4F\u2019s revolutionary locking solutions. In I4F\u2019s opinion, this is anti-competitive \u201cpropaganda\u201d purposely orchestrated to cause damage to I4F\u2019s credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent strong growth of new I4F licensees has confirmed the industry\u2019s demand for I4F\u2019s technologies and vision to provide manufacturers with accessibility to meaningful innovations at reasonable prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I4F will continue to do everything in its power to fight anti-competitive behaviour that inhibits innovation, drives up costs and restricts freedom of choice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block file-list\">\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/180320-I4F-NEWS-RELEASE-REACTION-TO-UNILIN-ALLEGATIONS-english.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">ENGLISH VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/180320-I4F-NEWS-RELEASE-REACTION-TO-UNILIN-ALLEGATIONS-Chinese.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_60d48fb3f3f98\">\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-1586","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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