What’s the deal with the Flexiteek patent lawsuit?
A. This past summer (2009) in a Federal District court the previous PlasDECK product was found to be infringing on a patent held by Flexiteek based on the fact that the smooth underside of the material , when magnified 50x, exhibited longitudinal grooves which are cited in the patent. Flexiteek was awarded rather minor monetary damages. Although there was no injunction ordered to cease the sale of the original PlasDECK material, PlasDECK, Inc. has taken the opportunity to redesign the PlasDECK product to alleviate any further issues. The result is the new PlasDECK E-Series. It has all of the features that made the original PlasDECK so superior and even a few extra. Since that ruling PlasDECK, Inc. has been awarded two unique US patents on the new E-Series material and, ironically, the legitimacy of the original Flexiteek patent is currently under review by the USPTO.
