Encounter obstacles again! ITC issued a final ruling on part 337 of photovoltaic connectors and their components.

2023, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that. For a particular photovoltaic connector and its assembly (Certain Photo voltaic Connectors and Components Thereof, Investigation code: 337-TA-1365) made the final ruling of Part 337: the preliminary ruling (No.5) made by the administrative judge of this case on July 18, 2023 was not reviewed, that is, the applicant's proposal to include the registered patent No.11,689,153 of the United States in the investigation was agreed; The preliminary ruling (No.6) made by the administrative judge of this case on July 18, 2023 is not reviewed, that is, the investigation period is 17 months, and the termination date of the investigation is expected to be November 12, 2024. On 5 June

2023, The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to initiate a 337 investigation (Investigation Code: 337-TA-1365) on specific photovoltaic connectors and assemblies (Certain Photo voltaic Connectors and Components Thereof). On May 4,

2023, the Shoals Technologies Group of the United States, LLC of Portland, Tennessee filed a 337 application for investigation with the ITC of the United States. They claimed that the products exported to the United States, imported in the United States and sold in the United States infringed their intellectual property rights (registered patents No.10,553,739 and 10,992,254 in the United States), and requested the ITC of the United States to issue a limited exclusion order and an injunction.

Hikam America, Inc., of Chula Vista, CA, Mexico Hikam Electr Electrónica de M'México, S. A. De C. V., of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, Hikam Tecnologia de Sinaloa of Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico, Philippine Hewtech Philippines Corp. Of Laguna, Philippines, Philippine Hewtech Philippines Electronics Corp. Of Bundagul Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines, Hewtech (Shenzhen) Electronics Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, China, Voltage, LLC, USA, Of Chapel Hill, NC, China Zhejiang Ningbo Voltage Smart Production Co. Of Ningbo, China Ningbo Xiaofu Technology Co., Ltd. is the listed defendant.