Laminate patent case judgement for Unilin

Unilin, headquartered in Wielsbeke, Belgium, was recently awarded a $1.17 million US judgment in compensation for the patent infringement of Granada Kitchen & Floor, Granada Wood & Cabinets, Inc., and NSL Trading Corporation — all of of Anaheim, Calif. — for past imports and sales of approximately 600,000 m² of glueless laminate flooring products that infringed on Unilin patents.

This final judgment brings to a close the patent infringement action that Unilin launched in March 2014 against several California-based companies involved in the import of patent-infringing flooring products and the individuals behind the companies.

The company says it is also undertaking several new actions against other infringers in the U.S. and Canada.