{"id":108550,"date":"2025-02-12T12:13:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T17:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/?p=108550"},"modified":"2025-02-12T12:13:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T17:13:36","slug":"longi-jinko-waaree-named-in-latest-solar-panel-patent-infringement-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/\/2025\/02\/longi-jinko-waaree-named-in-latest-solar-panel-patent-infringement-complaints\/","title":{"rendered":"LONGi, Jinko, Waaree named in latest solar panel patent infringement complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two new patent infringement complaints have been filed in Texas district courts related to solar panel patents. LONGi first filed against JinkoSolar on Jan. 17 for half-cut cell infringement, and Jinko filed against Waaree on Feb. 7 for TOPCon infringement.<\/p>\n<p>LONGi holds U.S. Patent No. 9,515,214 related to &#8220;Solar Battery Module and Manufacturing Method Thereof,&#8221; which mostly covers divided (half-cut) solar cells. The patent was initially assigned to Mitsubishi in 2012. Mitsubishi assigned the &#8216;214 patent to LONGi in 2020. In LONGi&#8217;s patent infringement complaint, it lists every half-cut model under Jinko&#8217;s panel portfolio, regardless if they use PERC or TOPCon technology.\u00a0LONGi is requesting damages for the infringement and an order to permanently stop further infringement.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, Jinko&#8217;s filing against Waaree continues the <a href=\"https:\/\/\/2025\/01\/solar-panel-patent-battles-could-alter-domestic-manufacturing-landscape\/\">TOPCon battle<\/a> in the industry. Jinko owns Patent No. 11,824,136 related to &#8220;Solar Cell, Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Photovoltaic Module,&#8221; which was issued in 2023. Jinko has also filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/\/2024\/12\/jinko-files-topcon-patent-infringement-claim-against-toyo-vsun\/\">complaint against Toyo<\/a> for infringing on the &#8216;136 patent. Jinko is seeking damages for the infringement and an order for Waaree to permanently stop further infringement on the TOPCon patent.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly every major solar panel manufacturer, even First Solar, has a claim on TOPCon panel technology. <a href=\"https:\/\/\/2025\/01\/solar-panel-patent-battles-could-alter-domestic-manufacturing-landscape\/\">Court cases<\/a> will likely continue over the next few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two new patent infringement complaints have been filed in Texas district courts related to solar panel patents. LONGi first filed against JinkoSolar on Jan. 17 for half-cut cell infringement, and Jinko filed against Waaree on Feb. 7 for TOPCon infringement. LONGi holds U.S. Patent No. 9,515,214 related to &#8220;Solar Battery Module and Manufacturing Method Thereof,&#8221;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1401,"featured_media":108212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,2650],"tags":[5595],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>LONGi, Jinko, Waaree named in latest solar panel patent infringement complaints<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Two new patent infringement complaints have been filed in Texas district courts related to solar panel patents. 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