Välinge Reaches Settlement with Canadian Flooring Companies

Välinge Innovation has settled a lawsuit against Greater Toronto Area-based flooring manufacturers and distributors Triforest Inc. and Triforest Manufacturer Inc., and the retail entity Vancouver Mouldings & Floorings Inc.

The companies have agreed to pay Välinge Innovation an undisclosed amount of money.

“Protecting and enforcing our intellectual property rights is central to our strategy,” says Välinge legal director Jenny Svärd. “This settlement highlights the importance for all actors on the marketplace to respect intellectual property rights to ensure fairness and drive innovation.”

The settlement concludes legal proceedings initiated by Välinge last spring, in which it was alleged the Triforest companies and Vancouver Mouldings & Floors infringed several claims of two Canadian patents within Välinge’s extensive patent portfolio. The complaint also included the assertion that the patented 5G inserts, which are key components in the functionality of Välinge’s well-known 5G locking system, had been sourced from an unauthorized manufacturer.

Välinge has a portfolio of more than 3,500 granted patents for various flooring, furniture and surface technologies, and approximately 300 entities across the globe licensed to use its solutions.