Hanwha Sols. Corp. v. Longi Green Energy Tech. Co.

Full title: HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORP., Appellant v. LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO.…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Date published: Jun 10, 2022

No. 2021-1629 (Fed. Cir. Jun. 10, 2022)

Opinion

2021-1629 2021-1642

06-10-2022

HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORP., Appellant v. LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., LONGI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., LONGI(H.K.) TRADING LTD., LONGI (KUCHING) SDN.BHD., LONGI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY (TAIZHOU)CO., LTD., LONGI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY(ZHEJIANG) CO., LTD., LONGI SOLARTECHNOLOGY (HEFEI) CO., LTD., LONGI SOLARTECHNOLOGY (US), INC., Appellees HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORP., Appellant v. REC SOLAR PTE. LTD., JINKOSOLAR (U.S.) INC., Appellees

Sean Gloth, II, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellant. Also represented by William Adams, James M. Glass; Dongkwan James Pak, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Los Angeles, CA; Sean S. Pak, San Francisco, CA. Ching-Lee Fukuda, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellees LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd., LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd., LONGi (H.K.) Trading Ltd., LONGi (Kuching) Sdn. Bhd., LONGi Solar Technology (Taizhou) Co., Ltd., LONGi Solar Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., LONGi Solar Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd., LONGi Solar Technology (US), Inc. Also represented by Joshua John Fougere, Washington, DC; Jason P. Greenhut, Chicago, IL; Samuel N. Tiu, Los Angeles, CA. Joseph V. Colaianni, Jr., Fish & Richardson PC, Washington, DC, argued for appellees JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc., REC Solar Pte. Ltd. JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc. also represented by Christopher Dryer, Linhong Zhang. James R. Barney, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, for appellee REC Solar Pte. Ltd. Also represented by Mareesa Arnita Frederick, Anthony A. Hartmann, Richard Hildreth, III.

Per Curiam

This disposition is nonprecedential.

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2019-01072, IPR2019-01145.

Sean Gloth, II, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellant. Also represented by William Adams, James M. Glass; Dongkwan James Pak, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Los Angeles, CA; Sean S. Pak, San Francisco, CA.

Ching-Lee Fukuda, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellees LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd., LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd., LONGi (H.K.) Trading Ltd., LONGi (Kuching) Sdn. Bhd., LONGi Solar Technology (Taizhou) Co., Ltd., LONGi Solar Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., LONGi Solar Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd., LONGi Solar Technology (US), Inc. Also represented by Joshua John Fougere, Washington, DC; Jason P. Greenhut, Chicago, IL; Samuel N. Tiu, Los Angeles, CA.

Joseph V. Colaianni, Jr., Fish & Richardson PC, Washington, DC, argued for appellees JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc., REC Solar Pte. Ltd. JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc. also represented by Christopher Dryer, Linhong Zhang.

James R. Barney, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, for appellee REC

Solar Pte. Ltd. Also represented by Mareesa Arnita Frederick, Anthony A. Hartmann, Richard Hildreth, III.

JUDGMENT

This Cause having been heard and considered, it is

Ordered and Adjudged:

Per Curiam

Lourie, Schall, and Reyna, Circuit Judges.

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.