Maxeon, Canadian Solar resolve patent infringement suit in Japan

• Solar module providers Maxeon Solar Technologies as well as Canadian Solar have cleared up an agreement on a patent infringement lawsuit in Japan.

The terms of the agreement will certainly see Canadian Solar withdraw any challenges to Maxeon's patent on shingled solar cell modules (Japan Patent No. JP6642841B2) as well as discontinue to offer shingled solar cell modules in Japan till the second quarter of 2025.

It will, however, complete pending orders this year.

Maxeon filed a patent lawsuit activity against Canadian Solar back in 2020 for a patent it had kept after its offshoot from SunPower, yet still retained the use of SunPower's brand, who had actually acquired Cogenra Solar in 2015; the firm which developed the panels' architecture and also production processes as well as was later marketed under the 'SunPower Performance' brand.

Last month, Maxeon clinched module supply contracts with Cypress Creek Renewables, Origis Energy as well as SunPower.