China Sunergy Announces Approval of N-type Cell Patent

China Sunergy's (NASDAQ: CSUN) shares were trading up 6% within the first hour of trading this morning on the announcement that has received N-type cell patent approval from China's State Intellectual Property Office. The approval covers a period of 20 years and further solidifies China Sunergy's unique position in commercializing N-type cell on top of its existing technological capabilities. China Sunergy has also submitted a patent application to SIPO for P-type selective emitter cell technology and currently expects to get the approval in 2009.