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TCNA Announces Affirmative Vote by the USITC to Continue Investigation of Ceramic Tile from India

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June 3, 2024
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The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) announced that on May 31, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) unanimously determined a reasonable indication of material injury or threat of material injury to US. tile manufacturers by reason of imports of ceramic tile from India.


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TCNA Submits Comments to the CPSC Opposing Petition by the NFSI to Require Use of Faulty NFSI Label

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April 24, 2024
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On April 21, the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) submitted comments opposing a petition by the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) that requested that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) require manufacturers of flooring, cleaners, and footwear to label their products per an NFSI label and test products per NSFI-developed methods.


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WFCA Advocates for Flooring Retailers Under New Independent Contractor Rule

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Samantha Geiger
April 9, 2024
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The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) continues to advocate for flooring retailers in an effort to address the new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) ruling that determines the definition of independent contractor and employees—an issue hugely consequential to the thousands of flooring retailers who hire subcontractors for their installation jobs. 


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Flooring Importer Wins Injunction, Gains Right to Use the Term 'SPC' on Imports

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April 4, 2024
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Federal registration of the generic term “SPC,” which is used as an acronym for “stone plastic composite” flooring in the flooring industry, resulted in more than 16 containers of the plaintiff’s flooring being detained by U.S. Customs.



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I4F Takes Legal Action Against Vilox

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February 26, 2024
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I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced that it has filed an invalidity case against Vilox’s US patent (US 11,421,425).


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Unilin and Floors@Work Settle Canadian IP Court Case

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December 5, 2023
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Unilin Technologies, the IP division of Unilin, announces the resolution of a longstanding intellectual property court case with Floors@Work, a Canadian importer and retailer of flooring products.


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I4F Settles with Complete Floors for Unlabeled Drop-Lock Products Distributed in Australia

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November 21, 2023
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i4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced an out-of-court settlement with Australian distributor, Complete Floors and its suppliers. 


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World Floor Covering Association Transfers Ownership of Magnetic Building Solutions to Golconda Holdings

June 16, 2023
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Pursuant to an agreement to settle certain lawsuits between WFCA and Golconda regarding their joint venture, WFCA has divested its interest in MBS, and Golconda will be the sole owner of MBS going forward.


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Taylor Time Live Explores Claims and Litigation

July 19, 2022
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Guest expert Mike Burgener, technical flooring consultant and president of 850 Group, will discuss flooring claims and litigation. 



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Unilin Celebrates Waterproof Flooring Technology Victory

October 6, 2021
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Unilin Technologies has 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 an oral hearing and decided that the ‘969 Patent was valid.


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