JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar") (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, announced that it has filed a patent infringement action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco) against VSUN Solar USA, Inc., Toyo Co., Ltd., and their related entities in the U.S. and abroad for infringement of JinkoSolar's patents.
JinkoSolar has been awarded over 2,800 issued patents, with a proprietary portfolio that includes 462 industry-leading patents related to N-type TOPCon technology, one of the highest numbers of TOPCon patents in the industry.
"JinkoSolar has earned its leadership position in the global solar module market through significant R&D investments and will vigorously defend its intellectual property against those who sell infringing products," said Louise Lu, a patent litigation lawyer with the Perkins Coie law firm.
JinkoSolar is represented by Lu, as well as Miguel Bombach and Abigail Gardner of Perkins Coie.
