Runergy urges US authorities to revoke two of Trina Solar’s TOPCon patents

Runergy is pushing the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to revoke Trina Solar’s tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) patents, US9,722,104 and US10,230,009. Chinese solar module manufacturer Runergy has said it had asked the USPTO to cancel patents US9,722,104 and US10,230,009, owned by its Chinese rival Trina Solar. Runergy claims that two patents are not patentable because they are not the result of Trina Solar’s own work. “The patents were not purchased by Trina Solar from others until February 2024,” Runergy said in a statement. “As early as 2013, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy…Full articles read …