MAXN News & Events

China is considering restricting exports of advanced solar panel manufacturing equipment to the U.S., which could disrupt American clean energy investments and slow efforts to expand domestic solar production, Reuters reports. Given China's dominant role in the supply chain, such a move may also impact major U.S. tech and energy initiatives tied to rising power demand from AI. Publicly traded companies in the space include Array Technologies (ARRY), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Emeren (SOL), Enphase Energy (ENPH), FTC Solar (FTCI), First Solar (FSLR), JinkoSolar (JKS), Maxeon Solar (MAXN), Shoals Technologies (SHLS), SolarEdge (SEDG), SunPower (SPWR) and Sunrun (RUN).

Maxeon Solar and Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy announced that the two parties have formally reached an agreement to license Maxeon's Back Contact solar cell and module patents. Pursuant to the agreement, Aiko will obtain a license to all of Maxeon's BC solar cell and module patents outside of the United States, including both existing patents and those to be newly added over the next five years. Also pursuant to the agreement, Maxeon has agreed to fully withdraw and terminate all pending and potential patent enforcement actions against Aiko, and Aiko has agreed to withdraw and terminate all invalidation efforts against Maxeon's patents.

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) announced a victory in litigation proceedings against Maxeon Solar (MAXN) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the USPTO. In Final Written Decisions, the PTAB ruled in Canadian Solar's favor, holding that all claims asserted by Maxeon against Canadian Solar relating to alleged infringement of patents at issue in the federal court litigation are invalid.