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The full name of the above patented technology is "Trench Manufacturing Process and Structure of Back Contact Solar Cell for Polysilicon Doped Region", which can be seen as BC technology . It is reported that the technology involves the second and third generations of BC solar energy sold by Aixu in Europe " Aixu has responded to the above case in the evening of December 15. The company claims that the patented technology involved belongs to the same patent family as the EP2297788B1 patent previously rejected by Maxeon in its application for a temporary injunction in the Dutch court on May 16, 2024.
At the same time, Aixu shares said that after many checks by its intellectual property team and the European intellectual property law firm, it is hereby confirmed that "Aixu ABC products are fundamentally different from its EP2297789 patented technology, and there is no infringement of the patent."
between Maxeon and Aixu began in 2023. In
2023, Maxeon filed an infringement lawsuit against Aixu shareholders and related parties in the Mannheim District Court of Germany. It is alleged that the Respondent has infringed its BC Patent EP 2297788B1 . In
the same year, Maxeon also initiated interim injunction proceedings against the same patented technology in the District Court of The Hague, the Netherlands. In June
2024, Maxeon accused the related parties of Aixu of infringing its patent EP3065184B1 in the European Unified Patent Court (UPC) . At the same time, Maxeon filed an appeal against the application for temporary injunction made by the District Court of The Hague, the Netherlands, in May 2024.
For every "complaint" of Maxeon, Aixu shares responded positively and insisted that they had not infringed. In May
2025, Maxeon issued a statement that it had decided not to proceed with the appeal in the Netherlands. However, its infringement cases with Aixu shares in Germany and UPC continue .
It is reported that the patent dispute between Maxeon and Aixu in UPC will be heard on December 17, 2025.
According to media reports, in the latest lawsuit, Maxeon is seeking a permanent injunction against Aixu shares and its related parties. At the same time, Maxeon demanded that the sales data of the products involved be disclosed and that it be liable for the losses caused by them. In addition, Maxeon requested the destruction of the stocks of the products in question in Germany.
Why Maxeon in Europe?
Maxeon and Aixu, one focusing on the U.S. market and the other on Europe as the focus of overseas business, do not seem to have the problem of competing for the market.
But in fact, Maxeon is still frequently launching patent wars against Aixu shares in Europe, which may be related to TCL Central.
In the first half of 2025 performance presentation, TCL Zhonghuan made a clear statement: "BC is already an important direction of the company." This year and the first half of next year, the company will focus on upgrading overseas production capacity with the help of domestic ecology; the company also hopes to make good use of the existing base to achieve better cost competitiveness and become a strong participant in overseas BC. "
On September 11, in the panoramic roadshow of the 2025 Investors'Online Collective Reception Day and Semi-annual Report Performance Presentation of Listed Companies in Tianjin, Li Lina, Secretary of the Board of Directors of TCL Central, said that Europe is a key market for new energy." The company continues to work hard .
With high demand and high premium space, the European market has been the https://www.databm.
of China has 718GW of , there will still be 62.
In terms of price, BC products are the products that have the best chance to achieve high premium. According to the latest quotation of industry organizations, the current price of BC components in Europe is
about 0.81-1. Europe has also become a frequent place for photovoltaic patent wars. According to Digital New Energy DataBM.
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