The US International Trade Commission (ITC) confirmed the Initial Determination of the 15th of May 2020 rendered by ITC Judge Shaw.

All asserted Unilin patents were again considered valid and infringed, and a General Exclusion Order was issued to prevent all importation of PVC-based products fallling under the Unilin patents without license or other permission. Such a general exclusion order means that US customs will actively monitor incoming shipments of flooring products to check whether potentially patent infringing products are indeed produced and sold under required Unilin licensing.

Unidrop is a one-piece, fold-down technology that provides superior locking performance without plastic inserts and guarantees easy installation for the short sides of the panel. Unidrop is the very first one-piece, fold-down technology that can be deinstalled by simply angling out one panel.

Unilin Technologies is the intellectual property unit within the Unilin Group that files patents and manages their worldwide protection and commercialization.

Unilin Technologies also commercializes intellectual properties by granting licenses to different industries. Next to that, we offer an established sub-licensing program designed to help companies commercialize their own ideas. 

Facadeclick is a circular, mortar-free facade technology that clicks traditional facing bricks on top of each other by using HDPE connectors, as fast as using toy plug-together bricks!

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