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US Patent & Trademark Office Rejects Attempts by Canadian Solar, JinkoSolar, and Mundra Solar to Challenge Validity of First Solar TOPCon Patents

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Inter Partes Review applications denied as First Solar lawsuits continue to progress. First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) (“First Solar”) today announced that the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denied three separate Inter Partes Review (IPR) applications seeking to invalidate the company’s Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (“TOPCon”) … [continued]

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Rio Tinto Expands Solar Power Capacity at Kennecott

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Rio Tinto has energized a new 25-megawatt solar plant at its Kennecott copper operations in Utah, showcasing a circular critical-minerals supply chain in which tellurium produced at the site is used to manufacture the panels now powering it. Together with the 5MW solar plant completed in 2023, Kennecott now has … [continued]

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