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Classen subsidiary files US patent infringement action against Mohawk’s IVC company
Akzenta Paneele + Profile GmbH, a subsidiary company of the Classen Group, filed a patent infringement action against Mohawk Industries' companies IVC US, Inc. and IVC N.V. (collectively, "IVC") in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia asserting United States Patent Nos. 7,146,772, 8,544,231, 9,175,475, and 9,695,851. The complaint alleges that IVC's line of luxury vinyl tiles, marketed under the brand name Moduleo®, infringes Akzenta's patents. The complaint further alleges that IVC knowingly infringed Akzenta's patents, and attempted to obtain a sub-license to Akzenta's patents to escape liability. The alleged IVC sub-license came from Välinge Innovations AB and Välinge Innovation Belgium BVBA (collectively "Välinge"), and was invalid because, among other things, Välinge did not have the authority to grant a sub-license to IVC. This... Continue reading →
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September 19, 2017
Classen subsidiary files US patent infringement action against Mohawk’s IVC company
Akzenta Paneele + Profile GmbH, a subsidiary company of the Classen Group, filed a patent infringement action against Mohawk Industries' companies IVC US, Inc. and IVC N.V. (collectively, "IVC") in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia asserting United States Patent Nos. 7,146,772, 8,544,231, 9,175,475, and 9,695,851. The complaint alleges that IVC's line of luxury vinyl tiles, marketed under the brand name Moduleo®, infringes Akzenta's patents. The complaint further alleges that IVC knowingly infringed Akzenta's patents, and attempted to obtain a sub-license to Akzenta's patents to escape liability. The alleged IVC sub-license came from Välinge Innovations AB and Välinge Innovation Belgium BVBA (collectively "Välinge"), and was invalid because, among other things, Välinge did not have the authority to grant a sub-license to IVC. This... Continue reading →
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September 19, 2017
Classen subsidiary files US patent infringement action against Mohawk’s IVC company
Akzenta Paneele + Profile GmbH, a subsidiary company of the Classen Group, filed a patent infringement action against Mohawk Industries' companies IVC US, Inc. and IVC N.V. (collectively, "IVC") in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia asserting United States Patent Nos. 7,146,772, 8,544,231, 9,175,475, and 9,695,851. The complaint alleges that IVC's line of luxury vinyl tiles, marketed under the brand name Moduleo®, infringes Akzenta's patents. The complaint further alleges that IVC knowingly infringed Akzenta's patents, and attempted to obtain a sub-license to Akzenta's patents to escape liability. The alleged IVC sub-license came from Välinge Innovations AB and Välinge Innovation Belgium BVBA (collectively "Välinge"), and was invalid because, among other things, Välinge did not have the authority to grant a sub-license to IVC. This... Continue reading →
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September 19, 2017
Classen subsidiary files US patent infringement action against Mohawk’s IVC company
Akzenta Paneele + Profile GmbH, a subsidiary company of the Classen Group, filed a patent infringement action against Mohawk Industries' companies IVC US, Inc. and IVC N.V. (collectively, "IVC") in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia asserting United States Patent Nos. 7,146,772, 8,544,231, 9,175,475, and 9,695,851. The complaint alleges that IVC's line of luxury vinyl tiles, marketed under the brand name Moduleo®, infringes Akzenta's patents. The complaint further alleges that IVC knowingly infringed Akzenta's patents, and attempted to obtain a sub-license to Akzenta's patents to escape liability. The alleged IVC sub-license came from Välinge Innovations AB and Välinge Innovation Belgium BVBA (collectively "Välinge"), and was invalid because, among other things, Välinge did not have the authority to grant a sub-license to IVC. This... Continue reading →