{"id":1605,"date":"2018-01-12T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1605"},"modified":"2021-06-24T14:14:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T14:14:14","slug":"innovations4flooring-signs-strategic-partnership-agreement-with-ulrich-windmoller-consulting-uwc","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/innovations4flooring-signs-strategic-partnership-agreement-with-ulrich-windmoller-consulting-uwc\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovations4Flooring signs strategic partnership agreement with Ulrich Windm\u00f6ller Consulting (UWC)"},"content":{"rendered":"        <section class=\"block hero-news article\" id=\"block_60d4929d5ee5a\">\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 1\u6708 12\u65e5<\/p>\n                        <h1 class=\"h4\">Innovations4Flooring signs strategic partnership agreement with Ulrich Windm\u00f6ller Consulting (UWC)<\/h1>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block text \" id=\"block_60d4929d5ee5b\">\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>John Rietveldt appointed as Managing Director of UWC<\/em><\/li><li><em>UWC terminates exclusivity agreement with Unilin<\/em><\/li><li><em>UWC begins licensing its IP directly in Europe and the US<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>DOMOTEX, HANNOVER, GERMANY \u2013 Innovations4Flooring (I4F), a company providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, today announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ulrich Windm\u00f6ller Consulting (UWC).&nbsp; UWC owns all the patent rights for Windm\u00f6ller Plastic Core Patents in Europe (EP1938963, EP2744657) and is also co-owner of the Windm\u00f6ller Patents Rights in the US (US 8,071,193; US 8,857,127; US 8,728,603) together with Kowon R&amp;C Corporation. Windm\u00f6ller also owns the patent rights for US 8,689,513.&nbsp; These patent rights cover products produced containing a plastic core, including LVT and WPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With immediate effect, UWC will offer licenses for the Windm\u00f6ller Patent Rights directly in Europe and US.&nbsp;&nbsp; UWC has notified Unilin about the termination of their agreement relating to certain Windm\u00f6ller Patent Rights.&nbsp;&nbsp; UWC and I4F also announced that John Rietveldt becomes Managing Director of UWC in addition to his role as I4F\u2019s CEO and Managing Director of Classen IP and Kowon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership with UWC follows I4F\u2019s agreements with Classen, Kowon and Kronospan representing yet another step forward in I4F\u2019s strategy to provide the flooring industry access to innovative, stronger, value creating and more open IP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ulrich Windm\u00f6ller, Founder and owner of UWC, says, \u201cWe believe this new partnership with I4F will generate more value for our Windm\u00f6ller patent portfolio worldwide and open up new collaborative development opportunities for innovation in the PVC product category.&nbsp; I4F has proven itself to be a leading expert in patent portfolio management and we are looking forward to a fresh and exciting new era working together with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Commenting on the new agreement, John Rietveldt adds, \u201c2017 has been a breakthrough year for I4F!&nbsp; We have gained the respect of the world\u2019s best flooring companies and created partnerships with the industry\u2019s most important IP players. This strategy continues in 2018 and has already gained significant momentum with an extended agreement with Classen as well as a new partnership with Kronospan and now also one with UWC.&nbsp;&nbsp; Today\u2019s announcement is a strong affirmation that we are delivering on our promise to revolutionize the global flooring industry through game changing innovation and now, more than ever, we are leading the development of accessible flooring technology worldwide.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block file-list\">\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/180112-I4F-NEWS-RELEASE-WINDMO\u0308LLER-English.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">ENGLISH VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/180112-I4F-NEWS-RELEASE-WINDMO\u0308LLER-Chinese-DS.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_60d4929d5ee5c\">\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-1605","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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