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| Mon, 8th Jun 2020 16:20:00 |
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US trade commission dismisses Hanwha patent infringement claim |
The Chinese manufacturer this morning said the International Trade Commission had agreed with the initial determination issued by an administrative law judge in April, that Jinko and peers Longi Solar and REC Group had not infringed Hanwha's solar cell passivation technology.
Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has announced the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) yesterday confirmed its technology does not infringe a patent asserted by Korean rival Hanwha Q Cells.
The company said the ITC had issued a final determination which confirmed the initial decision made by administrative law judge (ALJ) MaryJoan McNamara in the case in April.
In a statement issued by Jinko, CEO Kangping Chen said: "We welcome this final decision from the ITC, confirming what we have known all along: our products do not infringe Hanwha's patent. From the start, we have believed that the case brought by Hanwha was legally and technically meritless and a transparent attempt to disrupt innovation and slow our momentum. The ALJ's decision confirms that Hanwha should never have brought this case in the first place. JinkoSolar is a true innovator, and this outcome validates our technology."
A Hanwha spokesperson told pv magazine in response: "Hanwha Q Cells respects the decision rendered by the United States International Trade Commission on June 3, 2020. However, it is regrettable that the commission has not taken our claim into proper consideration. As an industry-leading solar company, Hanwha Q Cells has been strongly supporting fair competition and promoting intellectual property rights in the industry."
Referring to the final three digits of U.S. patent number 9,893,215, the Hanwha representative added: "It is our maintained position that Hanwha Q Cells' '215' patent has been infringed. To that effect, we will seek all possible legal avenues to protect the company's valuable intellectual property rights."
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