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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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Published 2026-01-20 13:25 UTCUpdated 2026-01-21 05:06 UTC
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Overview
The federal patent office rejected separate challenges from JinkoSolar, Canadian Solar and Mundra Solar to invalidate intellectual property that First Solar claims is fundamental to the manufacturing of crystalline silicon solar cells.
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First Solar wins key round in TOPCon patent dispute
pv magazine International · pv-magazine.com · 2026-01-21 05:06 UTC
US Patent & Trademark Office Rejects Attempts by Canadian Solar, JinkoSolar, and Mundra Solar to Challenge Validity of First Solar TOPCon Patents
CleanTechnica · cleantechnica.com · 2026-01-21 00:37 UTC
First Solar wins key round in TOPCon patent dispute
pv magazine USA · pv-magazine-usa.com · 2026-01-20 19:06 UTC
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