Solaria起诉阿特斯侵犯其叠瓦专利

2020年3月31日，美国光伏组件商Solaria Corporation宣布，其已向加利福尼亚州北部地区联邦地方法院提起诉讼，指控中国光伏组件制造商阿特斯侵犯了其在美国的叠瓦组件专利。与常规组件相比，叠瓦组件功率和效率更高。

Solaria在诉讼中称，公司于2014年首次向阿特斯介绍了其高效率，高密度组件（HDM）技术，当时阿特斯评估了Solaria的下一代叠瓦技术是否具有潜在的许可协议。在接下来的一年中，两家公司之间进行了进一步的合作，根据保密协议，Solaria向阿特斯披露了其专利技术和商业策略，但未达成任何交易。

Solaria表示，通过应用其HDM专利技术，阿特斯去年推出了其“ HiDM”叠瓦组件，并开始在美国进行推广和销售。Solaria坚称，阿特斯的HiDM叠瓦组件侵犯了其专利，并寻求损害赔偿和禁令救济。

Solaria首席执行官Suvi Sharma表示：“ Solaria在过去十年中投资了超过2亿美元来开发叠瓦技术，以制造世界上最先进的光伏组件。当像阿特斯这样的公司无视美国专利并侵犯了我们的核心知识产权时，我们将采取行动保护这项需要投入大量精力和资金进行开发的技术。”

Solaria表示，如有必要，其可能会提出其他索赔，包括专利侵权索赔和盗用商业秘密的索赔。

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英文原文如下：

Solaria Corporation, a US-based global provider of advanced solar energy products, announced today that it filed suit against Canadian Solar Inc., a Chinese solar panel manufacturer, in Federal District Court for the Northern District of California. The suit alleges that Canadian Solar, with operations primarily in China and elsewhere in Asia, infringes Solaria’s U.S. patent that covers a process for separating photovoltaic (PV) strips from solar cells for use in tiled or so-called “shingled” solar modules. Shingled modules have higher power and are more efficient than conventional solar modules.

Solaria asserts in the lawsuit that it first introduced Canadian Solar to its high- efficiency, high-density module (HDM) technology in 2014 when representatives of Canadian Solar evaluated Solaria’s next-generation shingling technology for a potential licensing deal. After further collaborations between the companies over the ensuing year, in which Solaria disclosed its proprietary technology and business strategies to Canadian Solar under an NDA, no deal was reached.

In an apparent reference to Solaria’s proprietary HDM technology, Canadian Solar launched its “HiDM” shingled modules last year and began advertising and selling them in the United States. Solaria maintains that Canadian Solar’s HiDM shingled modules infringe Solaria’s patent, for which it seeks damages and injunctive relief.

“Solaria has invested over $200 million in developing its technology over the last decade to create the most advanced solar panels in the world,” said Solaria CEO Suvi Sharma. “When foreign companies such as Canadian Solar ignore American patents and violate our core IP, we will take action to enforce and protect the technology that took so much effort and investment to develop.”

Solaria indicated that it may bring additional claims, including additional patent infringement claims and a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets, if warranted.

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