LONGi controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
European Commission subsidy investigation
The European Commission initiated an investigation into alleged anti-competitive subsidies involving LONGi.
2023
Vina Solar tariff-circumvention determination
The U.S. Department of Commerce ruled that Vina Solar, a LONGi subsidiary, had circumvented tariffs applied to Chinese-made solar products.
2020
German court rules against LONGi subsidiary in Hanwha patent case
Ruling
The Düsseldorf Regional Court ruled that LONGi Solar Technologie GmbH infringed a Hanwha patent. The ruling barred sales of the products at issue in Germany and ordered their recall from commercial customers, among other measures. LONGi said it would appeal.
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2020年6月18日，公司收到德国杜塞尔多夫地区法院一审判决书，宣判德国隆基侵犯德国韩华专利权，判决结果包括：德国隆基涉诉产品禁止在德国市场销售；德国隆基召回自2019年1月30日起面向商业客户销售的产品
后续公司将依据德国法律的规定尽快提起上诉
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.
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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。