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Hanwha Group controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2020

    German court issues provisional enforcement order affecting LONGi Solar products

    Ruling

    LONGi Green Energy Technology said it received notice of a provisional enforcement order from the Düsseldorf Regional Court. The order requires its subsidiary LONGi Solar Technologie GmbH to stop offering, placing on the market or using products related to the patent technology in Germany, destroy relevant products in its possession, and notify commercial customers to recall them. Hanwha had applied for provisional enforcement after paying a €750,000 security deposit.

    Source excerpt

    • 宣称隆基绿能科技股份有限公司（以下简称“公司”）及下属子公司在上述所在地区销售的部分产品侵犯韩华专利权（以下简称“韩华诉讼案”）。
    • 德国时间2020年7月7日，公司收到德国杜塞尔多夫地区法院临时强制执行令送达函，韩华已缴纳75万欧元保证金申请临时强制执行一审判决：要求公司子公司LONGI Solar Technologie GmbH在德国境内停止提供、投放市场或使用与专利技术相关的产品，销毁直接占有、间接占有或所有的相关产品，并通知商业客户召回相关产品。
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  2. 2019

    Hanwha fined over subcontractor technology

    Fine or penalty

    In a controversy involving Hanwha Group, South Korea's Fair Trade Commission fined Hanwha Corporation 382 million won over its use of a subcontractor's technical data to develop screen printers. The commission said Hanwha copied the subcontractor's technology. Hanwha denied stealing the technology. The event concerns the regulatory finding and the company's denial; no further details on the parties involved, the proceedings, or any subsequent outcome are part of the available record.

    Company response

    • Denial — Hanwha Corporation

      Hanwha denied stealing the technology from its subcontractor, according to the commission.

    Source excerpt

    • Hanwha Corporation was fined for taking technology from its subcontractor to develop screen printers used for solar panels, the country's antitrust agency said Monday.
    • The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) imposed a 382 million won ($318,517) fine on the company and referred three of its employees to prosecutors for further investigation of unfair business practices.
    • “This information clearly shows that Hanwha copied technology from its subcontractor.”
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  3. 2011

    Kim Seung-youn embezzlement and breach-of-trust case

    Chairman Kim Seung-youn was fined 5.1 billion Korean won and sentenced to four years in prison in connection with charges of embezzlement and breach of trust.

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