UPC_CFI_336/2024

TRENCH PROCESS AND STRUCTURE FOR BACKSIDE CONTACT SOLAR CELLS WITH POLYSILICON DOPED REGIONS

InfringementMain Infringement ActionDusseldorf LDInfringementCase Closed

Overview Decisions Documents Timeline

Parties

Claimants

Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.

Reps: Christian Harmsen (Bird & Bird LLP); Bastian Selck (Bird & Bird LLP)

Respondents

Aiko Energy Germany GmbH
Solarlab Aiko Europe GmbH
Memodo GmbH
Aiko Energy Netherlands B.V.
Libra Energy B.V.
VDH Solar Groothandel B.V.
PowerDeal SRL
Coenergia Srl a Socio Unico

Reps: Gertjan Kuipers (Hogan Lovells International LLP); Hendrik Jan Ridderinkhof (Hogan Lovells International LLP)

Judges

Ronny Thomas
Berenice Thom
Tatyana Zhilova
Martin Schmidt

Patents

EP3065184
EP 3 065 184 B1

CPC codes: H10F71/1221, H10F77/227, H10F77/1642, H10F77/311, H10F77/703, H10F77/219, Y02E10/547, H10F10/14, H10F77/122, H10F77/147, Y02P70/50, H10F10/165…

Technology area: Energy · Solar PV

Sector: Semiconductor Devices

Outcome

Procedural onlyProcedural only (no substantive ruling yet)

Filed: Jun 19, 2024

First decided: Feb 11, 2026

Language: English

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