Classen had already, at that time, ensured protection for itself with a process for producing and structuring a flooring panel where, during production of a laminate floor it is possible to do away with the décor paper and print the décor directly onto the bearer material and finally covered with a protective layer in which abrasion resistant material is mixed.
Classen are of the opinion that particular products produced by Kronotex in large numbers make use of the technology in the aforementioned patent as they are produced using a sandwich construction of a printed bearer and an overlay with melamine content.
This legal dispute is now the second time in a short period in which the Classen Group has raised an action against Kronotex. The first action was already decided in the first instance in the favour of Classen one month ago, again by the district court in Düsseldorf. In this instance the action was based on a laminate product from Kronotex in which the short profile utilised a locking element (the so called 5G system from Välinge Innovation AB) and with this, according to the court, infringed the older patent rights of the European Classen Megaloc Patent. Classen believes, now that the indisputable judgement has arrived, that an appeal will not follow.
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