Maxeon Solar sues REC Solar for patent infringement
19/04/2024 14:05
April 19 (Reuters) - Solar panel maker Maxeon Solar
Technologies MAXN.O said on Friday it had initiated a patent
infringement lawsuit in Texas against REC Solar Holdings AS.
The lawsuit alleges infringement of Maxeon's patents related
to TOPCon solar cell technology.
Singapore-based Maxeon had filed a similar lawsuit against
solar technology firm Canadian Solar CSIQ.O last month.
It had also filed a lawsuit in a German court in November
last year against Shanghai Aiko Solar 600732.SS and its
subsidiaries, alleging the Chinese company of violating its
European patent for solar cell architectures.
"Intellectual property infringement sits alongside injurious
dumping and subsidy-driven excess global production capacity as
an unfair trade practice that distorts markets and tilts what
should be a level playing field for global solar manufacturing,"
said Marc Robinson, Maxeon's Associate General Counsel.
REC Solar did not immediately respond to a Reuters request
for comment.
(Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim
Zahid)
((mrinalika.roy@thomsonreuters.com;))