“Välinge is pleased to have secured non-assertion right to “SPC” trademark. All current US customs actions based on the “SPC” trademark labelled with L2C are lifted and it is no longer necessary to conceal the “SPC” name on product packaging for US imports.” says Per Nygren, EVP of Välinge Innovation.

In recent months, the flooring industry has faced large-scale customs seizures at US borders, forcing companies to pay substantial sums to release containers holding their SPC products. The L2C program is an industry authentication labelling program for licensed partners which requires an authorized and unique holographic label on every box of product that is covered by certain intellectual property.