Kangxin's client, Unilin, was
founded in the 1960s and is a leader in the global flooring
industry. It has developed advanced technology in the industry and
is famous for its Quick-Step floors. Unilin offers more than
the Quick-Step alone, also manufacturing products such as roof
panels, insulation panels, and furniture panels. Kangxin recently successfully represented
Unilin in an important invalidation case in China.
The invalidation case here concerns
Unilin's patent CN 101023230, it is the Chinese counterpart of
Unilin's international family of click patents, which protects
Unilin's current generation of "angling in" click
technology. The technology is important for Unilin and has
been licensed to and widely used by its growing international
licensing base. The said patent was requested for
invalidation with CNIPA on July 8, 2020, by a third party claiming
that all the claims lack novelty and inventiveness. The text
of request for invalidation was
