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\"Hanwha<\/p>\n

Chinese solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar has reported “favourable” developments in its solar technology patent battles with South Korea’s Hanwha QCells.<\/p>\n

In March last year<\/a>, Hanwha Q-Cells<\/a> filed complaints relating to its solar cell passivation technology against JinkoSolar<\/a>, Longi Solar<\/a>, and REC Group<\/a>. QCells claimed the companies were unlawfully importing and selling solar products infringing on its associated patents.<\/p>\n

The complaints were initially filed in the USA and Germany, and then the battle lines were extended to Australia<\/a> with complaints against Jinko and Longi. Q Cells launched a dedicated website regarding the situation at www.q-cellsip.com – but that appears to no longer exist, or was experiencing technical difficulties at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

Earlier today, JinkoSolar reported<\/a> the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) in the U.S investigation ruled its products do not infringe the U.S. Patent (No. 9,893,215). Jinko says ALJ MaryJoan McNamara<\/a> issued an initial determination granting JinkoSolar’s motion for summary determination of non-infringement.<\/p>\n

The U.S. International Trade Commission will now review the ALJ’s ruling and issue its opinion on that ruling within 30 days.<\/p>\n

JinkoSolar also noted what it says was an earlier decision by a U.S. Patent and Trademark Appeal Board review in December last year of certain aspects, finding in its favour. A final written decision is expected in December this year.<\/p>\n

Jinko: Complaints Aimed To “Slow Down Our Momentum”<\/h2>\n

JinkoSolar CEO Kangpin Chen says his company strongly supports fair competition in the marketplace, and states it respects the valid intellectual property of all participants in its sector.<\/p>\n

“These independent determinations by two separate bodies confirm what we have said from the start of this litigation: Hanwha’s lawsuit, based on a single patent, was without legal or technical merit, and was brought only to slow down our momentum,” said Mr. Chen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In 2019, JinkoSolar shipped 14.3 GW of solar panels, putting it at the top of the leaderboard of GlobalData\u2019s top ten list of solar panel manufacturers<\/a> for global shipments last year. Hanwha Q Cells shipped an estimated 7.3GW (+33% on 2018), placing it at no. 6 on GlobalData’s rankings.<\/p>\n

In other recent news from JinkoSolar, the company announced at the beginning of the month it had signed a one-year AUD $37 million line of credit agreement with National Australia Bank. The credit line will be used to expand JinkoSolar Australia’s business and supplement JinkoSolar Australia’s working capital.<\/p>\n

“We will continue to strengthen our business in Australia to support the enormous growth potential clean energy has in Australia,” stated Mr. Chen<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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