JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,
July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the "Company," or "JinkoSolar")
(NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module
manufacturers in the world, today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit ("Federal Circuit") issued a Rule 36 summary
affirmance agreeing with the International Trade Commission's
("ITC") conclusion that JinkoSolar's products do not infringe a
patent asserted by Hanwha Q CELLS ("Hanwha").
In March 2019, Hanwha initiated
ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1151 against JinkoSolar, LONGi Solar,
and REC Group, asserting that the companies infringe U.S. Patent
No. 9,893,215.
In June 2020, the Commission
issued its final determination in JinkoSolar's favor, affirming the
Administrative Law Judge's initial determination in April, which
was based on analysis of detailed, expert testimony, that
JinkoSolar's products do not infringe Hanwha's patent.
After Hanwha appealed the case, a three judge panel from the
Federal Circuit agreed decisively with the ITC. The facts are so
clear in the case that the Federal Circuit did not issue a written
opinion.
"We welcome this decision by the Federal Circuit, which confirms
what we have known from the start: our products do not infringe
Hanwha's patent," said Mr. Xiande
Li, Chairman and CEO of JinkoSolar. "Cases like these
are a transparent attempt to disrupt business, but we remain
steadfast in our commitment to innovation and product leadership.
JinkoSolar is a true innovator with record-breaking technology, and
we remain focused on providing our customers with the
industry-leading, high-quality, high-performance solar modules they
have come to expect."
About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is one of the largest and most innovative
solar module manufacturers in the world. JinkoSolar distributes its
solar products and sells its solutions and services to a
diversified international utility, commercial, and residential
customer base in China,
the United States, Japan, Germany, the United
Kingdom, Chile,
South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United
Arab Emirates, Italy,
Spain, France, Belgium, and other countries and regions.
JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value
chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 22 GW for mono wafers,
11.5 GW for solar cells, and 31 GW for solar modules, as of
March 31, 2021.
JinkoSolar has 9 production facilities globally, 22 overseas
subsidiaries in Japan,
South Korea, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United
States, Mexico,
Brazil, Chile, Australia, Portugal, Canada, Malaysia, UAE, Denmark, and global sales teams in
China, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Jordan, Saudi
Arabia, Tunisia,
Morocco, South Africa, Costa
Rica, Colombia,
Panama, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri
Lanka, Thailand,
Vietnam, Poland, and Argentina, as of March
31, 2021.
To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
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statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by
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Among other things, the quotations from management in this press
release and the Company's operations and business outlook, contain
forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further
information regarding these and other risks is included in
JinkoSolar's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as
required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to
update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Contact
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Ms.
Stella Wang
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21- 5180-8777 ext.7806
Email: ir@jinkosolar.com
Rene Vanguestaine
Christensen
Tel: +86 178 1749 0483
Email: rvanguestaine@ChristensenIR.com
In the U.S.:
Ms. Linda
Bergkamp
Christensen
Tel: +1-480-614-3004
Email: lbergkamp@ChristensenIR.com
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