The International Trade Commission (ITC) of the United States made a final determination on the section 337 investigation of 38 flooring companies from multiple countries, ruling these companies in violation of the patent protecting glueless laminate flooring panels provided with a bevel covered with a transfer foil.  The patent is owned by the Unilin Beheer B.V, the Netherlands, and its two subsidiaries, Flooring Industries Ltd., Republic of Ireland and Unilin Flooring N.C. LLC. , the United States.  In company with the final determination, a general exclusion order was granted, requiring the US Customs to enjoin the import of relevant products.

Eighteen Chinese laminate flooring manufacturers were investigated.  This infers that these Chinese companies are enjoined from exporting any flooring panels provided with a bevel unless paying costly royalties to the patentee, which would curtail their competitiveness in the market.