What happened Shares of JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS), a China-based maker of solar modules, silicon wafers, solar cells, and silicon ingots, and also a developer of solar farms, soared more than 12% out of the gate on Thursday. The company had just announced that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled that JinkoSolar's products do not infringe a patent asserted by South Korea's Hanwha Q CELLS. As of 10 a.m. EDT, JinkoSolar stock is still holding on to a 6.2% gain. Image source: Getty Images. So what Jinko was one of three companies targeted in a Hanwha complaint with the ITC in March 2019 that asserted infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 9,893,215 relating to "solar passivation technology" in solar modules. Yesterday, an ITC administrative law judge issued a "final decision" that Jinko's products do not infringe the patent. Now what Jinko shareholders are happy with the ruling, which -- for now -- should prevent Hanwha from interfering with Jinko's marketing of its product and prevent customs officials, for example, from seizing shipments based on an intellectual property violation. In a statement, however, Hanwha insisted it remains in the right and promised to "seek all possible legal avenues to protect the company's valuable intellectual property rights." Translation: Hanwha will appeal. This argument isn't over yet. 10 stocks we like better than JinkoSolar Holding CompanyWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and JinkoSolar Holding Company wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2020 Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source