Dispute Between Valinge, Pergo Continues

Viken, Sweden, Oct. 6, 2010--Valinge said that a U.S. District Court has ruled in favor of Pergo regarding patent infringement based on insufficient evidence, but also ruled against Pergo regarding the validity of Välinge patents.

The ruling was based on Välinge patents from the first patent family.

Välinge was a party in this case for contractual reasons due to a previous exclusive license agreement with Berry/Alloc.

Välinge has not been actively involved in this case since 2007 when Välinge entered into a settlement agreement with Pergo that now has been terminated.

Välinge said it has actively supported Berry/Alloc in 2007 against unfair infringement accusations from Pergo in another case and the result was that Pergo lost its patents.