I4F®, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced that Mattie de Koning is joining its management team as the company’s Chief IP Officer, a new strategic function in the organization.
This new role will focus on the expansion and further evolution of I4F’s Patent Cluster Concept (PCC), as well as facilitate the introduction of new, innovative technologies into the market. I4F’s PCC offers cutting-edge solutions in the areas of locking, new high demand materials and panel compositions, board and wall panels, manufacturing processes as well as for surface finishing and digital printing.
Mr. de Koning will be based out of the company’s global headquarters located in Hamont, Belgium. Specialized in national and cross-border patent litigation, Mr. de Koning joins I4F from the global law firm, Simmons & Simmons LLP, where he was an IP partner specializing in cross-border patent litigation and IP transactions. Mr. de Koning has also worked with I4F since 2014, representing and assisting the company in various patent proceedings before the Courts and the European Patent Office.
