The court in The Hague has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Singapore-based solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar, alleging patent infringement by Chinese rival Aiko Solar.
The announcement was made by Aiko Solar. It said the patent litigation case was related to patent EP2297788B1 for BC solar cells.
“The Dutch judge ruled that it was unlikely that Aiko’s products would infringe Maxeon Solar’s patent and therefore rejected the requested ban,” the Chinese module maker said in a statement. “Aiko attaches great importance to independent innovations and the protection of intellectual property.”
Maxeon Solar filed the patent lawsuit against Aiko Solar and German wholesaler Memedo GmbH in November 2023.
“The lawsuit against Aiko and Memodo is necessary to protect our intellectual property, significant R&D and other investments, as well as our reputation and deep legacy and culture of innovation,” Maxeon Solar said at the time.
The patent covers proprietary and fundamental solar cell architectures for BC solar cells, also known as all-back contact (ABC) solar cells, or interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells. Maxeon Solar produces and sells modules with IBC solar cells.
In June 2023, Maxeon Solar filed a lawsuit against Tongwei for alleged infringement of its patent for shingled hypercell technology.
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