news Uponor wins PEX patent suit
Uponor has won a long-run- ning patent infringement case against two Canadian compa- nies – and come to a licensing agreement with them. The company first filed a suit against Heatlink and PexCor in 2011 – in both the US and Canada – alleging they had infringed claims in a patent relating to the manufacture of PEX pipe. In January 2016, the suit went to trial in Calgary, Alberta and in March, the judge ruled in Uponor’s favour. The action in the US was
previously stayed pending the outcome of the Canadian litigation, said Uponor. Heatlink and PexCor are
Uponor’s claims related to the manufacture of PEX pipe
infringed by PexCor and Heatlink; and, Uponor is entitled to damages as a result of the patent infringement, as well as post-judgment interest and costs. “We’re pleased that the
affiliated companies based in Calgary, Alberta that make and sell PEX pipe. As a result of the ruling, Heatlink, PexCor and associ- ated companies were ordered to stop production and sales of
infringing PEX products, and were ordered to pay damages and costs that are yet to be determined. The judge’s ruling found
that: five claims of Uponor’s patent are valid, and were
Federal Court of Canada deemed these claims to be valid and appreciate the considerable amount of time and effort it expended to arrive at its ruling,” said Bill Gray, president of Uponor North America. Uponor has now come to an
agreement with the companies – which can now “resume business under a licence agreement with Uponor”. ❙
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