{"id":3470,"date":"2026-05-13T17:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.u-r-b-a-n.com\/about-us\/property-rights\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:12:54","slug":"property-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.u-r-b-a-n.com\/en\/about-us\/property-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Property rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-primary-color&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221; global_module=&#8221;176&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||10px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; link_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.u-r-b-a-n.com\/en\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; module_class=&#8221;urban-text&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"heading-block h4\">\n<h2><strong>Dear URBAN customer,<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"p-green\">URBAN<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; this name has stood for quality, service and know-how in the field of window production for more than 60 years.<\/p>\n<p>As a familiy-owned, medium-sized enterprise, URBAN always respects the property rights third parties had been granted with. We also expect the same kind of treatment by our competitors in view of our property rights.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>One of our competitors, Graf Synergy, argue that an optional function of our welding machine is supposed to infringe one of their patents.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><strong>This is definitely not the case!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It is rather the case that the related legal action became\u00a0nul and void\u00a0by end of January as the asserted patent EP 3 156 214 B1 had been\u00a0<strong>revoked in full\u00a0<\/strong>by the European Patent Office. The corresponding official notification can be viewed publicly in the patent register of the European Patent Office. By request, we can also provide you with this notification.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Graf will presumably appeal against this judgement. 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