STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 27, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- As earlier announced, the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit in the United States has affirmed the ruling from the US International Trade Commission (ITC) from March 2002. On May 24, the US Supreme Court denied the counterparts' petition for appeal of the Federal Circuit's affirmation. There are no remaining ways of appeal and the case is thereby finally closed.
The ruling says that joints manufactured by Pergo under licence from Unilin do not violate the patent held by Valinge Aluminium AB. The ruling means that Pergo is free to import and sell products with these joints in the US without restrictions.
Trelleborg 2004-05-27 Pergo AB Corporate Communications
For further information, please contact: CEO -- Goran Bernhoff, +46 410 36 31 00
Pergo is a laminate flooring company with leading market positions, particularly in Europe and the US. Net sales amounted to MSEK 2,799 (3,194) in full-year 2003 and the number of employees was 795 (784) as at December 31, 2003. Pergo developed laminate flooring at the end of the 1970s and launched the product in Europe during the 1980s. The company started sales in the US in 1994 and, to a smaller degree, in Asia in 1995 and Latin America in 1997. The company's products have been marketed under the Pergo(R) brand name since 1989. The company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. For further information about Pergo, please visit our homepage www.pergo.com.
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