Technologies Licensees Partnerships About us News Contact Unilin obtains important patent victory regarding waterproof flooring technology 06/10/2021 European Patent Office confirms validity of Unilin’s ‘969 Patent on laminate flooring with waterproof edge treating technology. The ‘969 Patent, which has counterparts in the USA, has broad scope thanks to early filing date. Technology is offered to laminate market by Unilin Technologies through license program under Unicoat® brand. On the 28th of September 2021, Unilin Technologies successfully defended an opposition against its European Patent EP 3294969 B1 (“the '969 Patent”). The European Patent Office dismissed all arguments regarding novelty and inventive step of the opponent in a 9 hour oral hearing and decided that the ‘969 Patent was valid. The '969 Patent is the result of Unilin’s pioneering R&D efforts of many years ago regarding coatings that protect the edges of HDF based floors such as laminate from water damage. The ‘969 Patent has a broad scope and covers specific laminate flooring with all types of edge treating technologies and has equivalent counterparts in the USA. The ‘969 Patent is complimentary to the other Unilin patents that protect several more specific edge treating agents and production methods. Unilin and the Mohawk group are since many years successfully practicing one of the embodiments of the technology through its Hydroseal®, WetProtect® and Revwood® products. More recently, Unilin Technologies added the technology to its worldwide licensing program under the Unicoat® brand. “We are very excited with this important patent victory”, states Benny Schacht, Unilin Technologies’ Patent & R&D Director. “We believe that the waterproof edge treating technology is a real game changer in the laminate flooring category, and we are pleased that our pioneering R&D efforts have been rewarded with a strong IP position. We are welcoming all companies to contact us if they want to benefit from a license on our Unicoat® technology or if they want to use their own coating solution that falls under our IP protection.” In the news 24/11/2021 ABERSON Een primeur! Dit clubgebouw met circulaire gevel werd gebouwd met Facadeclick 06/10/2021 FLOOR DAILY Unilin Successfully Defends Laminate Waterproofing Patents in Europe 30/09/2021 FLOOR DAILY Unilin Receives U.S. Patent for "Print in Register" on Ceramic Tile 29/09/2021 AGFA Agfa, Interprint and Koenig & Bauer partner for digital décor printing 23/08/2021 FLOOR DAILY Unilin Granted Patent on Digital Structuring Technologies in Europe 22/07/2021 FLOOR DAILY Unilin forms partnership with Tacon Decor 03/06/2021 UK GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (UKGBC) Facadeclick: Circular construction through the use of an innovative click system for faster and easier building of brick facades 26/03/2021 FLOOR DAILY Unilin Click Patent Upheld by Chinese Patent Office 01/03/2021 FLOOR FOCUS Innovation in flooring 01/03/2021 MATERIAL + TECHNIK MÖBEL Digitaldruck hat sich im Dekordruck etabliert (page 30 -33) ‹‹ 1 3 › Upcoming events more events IMM 17 - 23 January 2022 Cologne Read more Surfaces 01 - 03 February 2022 Las Vegas Read more Subscribe to our newsletter Get regular updates on our innovations and ground-breaking technologies. E-mail I agree with the privacy policy. Unilin Technologies - Flooring Industries Limited Vredestraat 57, Building E 8790 Waregem Belgium +32 56 67 56 67 Follow us L2C labels © 2021 Disclaimer Privacy Policy Cookie Policy We use cookies on this site to improve your user experience. Cookie policy Functional Cookies that improve the convenience of your website visit and improve the user experience. These cookies are needed for the correct functioning of the website. Statistics Cookies that gather information to evaluate and improve the content of our websites (e.g.: analytics) Save Preferences Accept all Withdraw consent