US Patent & Trademark Office Rejects Attempts by Canadian Solar, JinkoSolar, and Mundra Solar to Challenge Validity of First Solar TOPCon Patents
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The USPTO's rejection of challenges to First Solar's TOPCon patents significantly bolsters their market position, potentially influencing module supply, pricing, and technology adoption for developers and IPPs relying on advanced solar technologies.
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- •The US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied Inter Partes Review (IPR) applications from Canadian Solar, JinkoSolar, and Mundra Solar, which sought to invalidate First Solar's Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) patents.
- •This decision strengthens First Solar's intellectual property position in advanced solar module technology, particularly TOPCon, and indicates their ongoing patent infringement lawsuits will proceed without these IPR challenges.
- •For developers and IPPs, this outcome could impact the supply chain, pricing, and technology choices for TOPCon modules, potentially leading to higher costs or licensing requirements from manufacturers previously challenging First Solar's patents.
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Inter Partes Review applications denied as First Solar lawsuits continue to progress. First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) (“First Solar”) today announced that the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denied three separate Inter Partes Review (IPR) applications seeking to invalidate the company’s Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (“TOPCon”) ... [continued] The post US Patent & Trademark Office Rejects Attempts by Canadian Solar, JinkoSolar, and Mundra Solar to Challenge Validity of First Solar TOPCon Patents appeared first on CleanTechnica .