Välinge is proud to announce that both Swiss Krono and Kronospan groups have recently signed long-term agreements with Välinge Innovation, committing to promote Välinge’s 5G® technology worldwide.

The Curaçao-based company Innovations4Flooring recently filed a petition for Inter Partes Review (IPR) of the Välinge patent U.S. Patent No 7,398,625. All documents referred to in the IPR were already considered by the Patent Office during the examination of the patent and are therefore on record. It is Välinge’s strong belief that the claims of the patent will be found patentable by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

On March 23, Välinge Director of Legal Affairs Marcus Palm was handed the award Swedish In-House Legal Counsel of the year during Bolagsjuristernas Förening’s (BJF) spring meeting.

American floor producer Mannington Mills, Inc. has reached an agreement with Välinge related to LVT and WPC flooring with mechanical locking system.

Record high number of patents granted to Välinge in 2017, adding 350 new patents to its already existing patent portfolio that now includes more than 1,850 granted and enforceable patents. Välinge has further been extending the scope of its patent protection for wood and laminate floorings with EIR, waxing, locking and bevel technologies through a non-assertion agreement with Unilin.

Chinese floor producer Jiangyin Funuo New Decoration Materials Co., Ltd. has entered into a global non-exclusive license agreement with Välinge for the use of the 2G and 5G® locking systems in WPC and LVT/SPC flooring products. 

On October 24, the German Design Counsil announced the winners of the 2017 edition of the German Design Award. Among the winners was the Woodura® surface technology by Välinge applied on hardwood flooring. 

Välinge has acquired a new state-of-the-art factory from its mother company Pervanovo Invest AB to meet the increasing demand from its licensees while Pervanovo continues to invest in powder technology in order to serve its direct customers.