TENSAR WINS PATENT CASES AGAINST CHINESE INFRINGERS

摘要

International ground stabilisation specialist, Tensar~R, has successfully defended its TriAx~R product range against several Chinese patent infringements. The TriAx geogrid - patented in many countries around the world by Tensar for use in ground stabilisation, road, rail and other applications - has received numerous awards for innovation and achieved considerable commercial success since its introduction only a few years ago. Several Chinese manufacturers and their distributors attempted to take advantage of this success by producing similar triangular aperture geogrid products, thereby infringing upon Tensar's TriAx patent. Tensar sought the voluntary co-operation of these parties to cease and desist from their infringing activities. When these efforts failed, Tensar commenced legal proceedings in various venues in China to protect its substantial investment in this new technology, which includes a TriAx geogrid production facility in Wuhan.