{"id":1343,"date":"2026-04-13T09:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:14:26","slug":"i4f-and-unilin-technologies-enters-into-non-assert-agreement-on-water-repellent-coating-patents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/?p=1343","title":{"rendered":"i4F and Unilin Technologies enters into non-assert agreement on water-repellent coating patents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>i4F and Unilin Technologies recently announced the implementation of a non-assert agreement on their water-repellent coating patents for laminate and wood flooring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the global flooring industry, and Unilin Technologies today announced the implementation of a non-assert agreement on their water-repellent coating patents for laminate and wood flooring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both technology licensing companies are offering a different coating technology designed to enhance the water-repellent performance of wood-based flooring products. i4F offers its technology under the AquaProtect brand. Unilin\u2019s technology is marketed under the Unicoat brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement means that i4F AquaProtect licensees benefit from additional protection on Unilin\u2019s patent portfolio, and enables flooring manufacturers to gain access to multiple water-repellent edge-coating technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unilin-2-1024x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unilin-2-1024x534.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unilin-2-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unilin-2-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unilin-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unilin Technologies\u2019s Unicoat is a patented edge-coating technology that delivers&nbsp;superior water-repellent protection. Applied during the production process, it prevents liquids from seeping through the joints and protects the coreboard from long-term water damage. The coating serves as a sealed barrier between the floor boards,&nbsp;eliminating the risk of water infiltration, commonly associated issues such as swelling and mold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unicoat significantly enhances the waterproof performance of flooring. It not only passes the industry-standard&nbsp;NALFA test, but also performs exceptionally well in&nbsp;more demanding wet-cleaning tests.&nbsp;Unicoat will make floors last longer, even under intensive use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a glance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both licensing companies offer different coating technologies that enhance the water\u2011repellent performance of wood\u2011based flooring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The agreement enables i4f to provide its licensees with additional protection on Unilin\u2019s pioneering patent portfolio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flooring manufacturers gain legal access to multiple water\u2011repellent edge\u2011coating technologies from independent providers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:i4F &amp; Unilin Technologies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i4F and Unilin Technologies recently announced the implementation of a non-assert agreement on their water-repellent&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4,2,289],"tags":[299,300,295,42,298,297,301,296,89,92],"class_list":["post-1343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-wood-design-news","category-featured-news","category-technology","tag-coating-technologies","tag-edge-coating-teachnology","tag-flooring","tag-furniture-indsutry","tag-i4f","tag-unilin-technologies","tag-water-protection","tag-wood-flooring","tag-woodworking","tag-woodworking-innovations"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/i4F.jpg",800,450,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/i4F-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/i4F-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/i4F-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/i4F.jpg",640,360,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/i4F.jpg",800,450,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/i4F.jpg",800,450,false],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/i4F.jpg",800,450,false],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/i4F-540x340.jpg",540,340,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"PDNews Desk","author_link":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Blog<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/?cat=4\" rel=\"category\">Design+Paint<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/?cat=2\" rel=\"category\">Featured News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/?cat=289\" rel=\"category\">Technology<\/a>","tag_info":"Technology","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1343"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1348,"href":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343\/revisions\/1348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panelanddesign.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}