Stertil®-Koni and Vehicle Service Group (VSG) Licensing Agreements From 2013 Now Extend to Canada – May 2015

Stertil-Koni USA has announced that concurrent with the award of Canadian patent 2,567,386 (“the ‘386 Patent”) to its parent company, Stertil B.V., on March 17, 2015 — which is directed to lifts for motor vehicles — the licensing agreement previously announced on March 26, 2013 between lift manufacturers Stertil®-Koni USA Inc. and Vehicle Service Group (VSG) now extends to Canada.

In 2013, the two companies had publicly agreed to license patented heavy-duty vehicle lift technology to each other. The mutual licensing agreements resolved patent infringement lawsuits the companies filed against each other in 2012.

About Stertil-Koni
Stertil-Koni, a brand of the Stertil Group, meets all ranges of lifting needs and its product portfolio includes mobile column lifts, two-post, four-post, in-ground piston lifts, parallelogram lifts, half-scissors and its innovative axle-engaging, in-ground, scissor lift configuration, ECOLIFT. Stertil-Koni is also installing DIAMOND LIFT across North America, a full rise telescopic piston lift designed to set new standards in precision heavy duty lifting. Stertil-Koni USA is headquartered in Stevensville, Maryland. Stertil-Koni has production facilities in Europe in The Netherlands, and in the USA in Streator, Illinois.

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