Licensing
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Unilin signs licensing agreements with Chinese companies
Unilin's IP division has extended the license agreements of the following Chinese WPC manufacturers, giving these companies additional protection on the US Floors Coretec® patents for their respective WPC product lines: Jiangsu Zhengyoung, Anhui Hanhua, SS Floor, Changzhou Sennuo, Changzhou Jinuo, Nanjing MGM, Shanghai Jinka, Huzhou Beiyakesi, Nan Sing Plastics, and Jiangsu Tongsheng Earlier this year, a similar agreement was reached by Unilin with Novalis. In addition to these agreements, Unilin's IP division also reached settlements with the Chinese manufacturers, Zheijiang Kingdom and Changzhou Lingdian, to reinstate their licenses after being terminated for serious breaches of their license agreements. Both companies accepted liability and penalties for past unlicensed sales and other breaches. Says Bart Van der Stockt of Unilin's IP division regarding... Continue reading
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April 26, 2016
Unilin signs licensing agreements with Chinese companies
Unilin's IP division has extended the license agreements of the following Chinese WPC manufacturers, giving these companies additional protection on the US Floors Coretec® patents for their respective WPC product lines: Jiangsu Zhengyoung, Anhui Hanhua, SS Floor, Changzhou Sennuo, Changzhou Jinuo, Nanjing MGM, Shanghai Jinka, Huzhou Beiyakesi, Nan Sing Plastics, and Jiangsu Tongsheng Earlier this year, a similar agreement was reached by Unilin with Novalis. In addition to these agreements, Unilin's IP division also reached settlements with the Chinese manufacturers, Zheijiang Kingdom and Changzhou Lingdian, to reinstate their licenses after being terminated for serious breaches of their license agreements. Both companies accepted liability and penalties for past unlicensed sales and other breaches. Says Bart Van der Stockt of Unilin's IP division regarding... Continue reading
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EU-Indonesia: No progress on timber licensing
Indonesia is at risk of missing the opportunity to become the first country in the world to achieve full implementation of its timber legality system, called SVLK, as the Trade Ministry insists on relaxing certification for timber products, Jakarta Post reported. Indonesia had agreed to fully implement the SVLK by the end of 2015, a deadline laid down by the EU for the country to meet if it wanted free access for its timber products into the EU market. During the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) on Monday, the chief negotiator of FLEGT VPA, Agus Sarsito, said that they had the SVLK, but missed it a small step. “This has put us at risk of not becoming the champion of timber legality certification ,” he added. The 2015 deadline was part of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT), which Indonesia ratified in... Continue reading
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April 26, 2016
Unilin signs licensing agreements with Chinese companies
Unilin's IP division has extended the license agreements of the following Chinese WPC manufacturers, giving these companies additional protection on the US Floors Coretec® patents for their respective WPC product lines: Jiangsu Zhengyoung, Anhui Hanhua, SS Floor, Changzhou Sennuo, Changzhou Jinuo, Nanjing MGM, Shanghai Jinka, Huzhou Beiyakesi, Nan Sing Plastics, and Jiangsu Tongsheng Earlier this year, a similar agreement was reached by Unilin with Novalis. In addition to these agreements, Unilin's IP division also reached settlements with the Chinese manufacturers, Zheijiang Kingdom and Changzhou Lingdian, to reinstate their licenses after being terminated for serious breaches of their license agreements. Both companies accepted liability and penalties for past unlicensed sales and other breaches. Says Bart Van der Stockt of Unilin's IP division regarding... Continue reading
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Unilin signs licensing agreements with Chinese companies
Unilin's IP division has extended the license agreements of the following Chinese WPC manufacturers, giving these companies additional protection on the US Floors Coretec® patents for their respective WPC product lines: Jiangsu Zhengyoung, Anhui Hanhua, SS Floor, Changzhou Sennuo, Changzhou Jinuo, Nanjing MGM, Shanghai Jinka, Huzhou Beiyakesi, Nan Sing Plastics, and Jiangsu Tongsheng Earlier this year, a similar agreement was reached by Unilin with Novalis. In addition to these agreements, Unilin's IP division also reached settlements with the Chinese manufacturers, Zheijiang Kingdom and Changzhou Lingdian, to reinstate their licenses after being terminated for serious breaches of their license agreements. Both companies accepted liability and penalties for past unlicensed sales and other breaches. Says Bart Van der Stockt of Unilin's IP division regarding... Continue reading