Monday 28 February 2022
Eurobent Sp.z.o.o.’s second and final appeal against the order of a Polish court to pay a compulsory sum of €1,000,000 to Concrete Canvas Technology Ltd. has been rejected on the merits by the court. The decision is final and cannot be appealed and the sum of €1,000,000 became due for payment following the final written decision issued by the court. According to Concrete Canvas Ltd and its U.S. affiliate Concrete Canvas USA, Inc. the main patent infringement action against Eurobent continues.
Monday 21 February 2022
This week Concrete Canvas has filed a Complaint in U.S. District Court against Inland Tarp. The Complaint concerns advertisements published by Inland Tarp with respect to product performance of Inland Tarp’s product, ITL Reinforced Concrete Roll® (ITL RCR), including claims with respect to the compressive strength and flexural strength. Concrete Canvas alleges that these claims are false and misleading, causing Concrete Canvas injury and damage, including by damaging the reputation of GCCM’s within the market.
The product concerned is provided to Inland Tarp by Thrace Eurobent SA and was previously provided by Eurobent Sp ZOO (“Eurobent”), the makers of Tiltex™ - offered for sale under the brand name ITL Reinforced Concrete Roll®.
Tuesday 11 February 2022
Concrete Canvas Ltd alledges a further victory in its long running patent dispute in Poland with Eurobent Sp z.o.o. in relation to TILTEX™ (a sand cement filled GCL marketed as a GCCM), following a third and final hearing, the Polish Patent Office has upheld the validity of Concrete Canvas Technology Ltd’s patent PL/EP 2027319. Eurobent remains subject to a preliminary injunction which makes the manufacture and sale of TILTEX™ in Poland illegal.
Friday 30 July 2021
Concrete Canvas Ltd alledges a fresh attempt by Eurobent Sp.z.o.o. to set aside the preliminary injunction that prohibits, within Poland, the manufacture, offering, importing and putting Tiltex™ on the market has failed. The Regional Court in Legnica on 8 June 2021 once again dismissed Eurobent’s motion for setting aside the preliminary injunction order. This is the third time Eurobent has failed to overturn the preliminary injunction. This decision is to the subject of a further appeal.
Concrete Canvas is the only patented concrete impregnated mat system that meets the ASTM standardised specification, ensuring durability and service life according to the product performance.
For more information about the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) International Standards for Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat, click here.