Defendant
5 cases as defendant.
PacifiCorp is an electric power company founded in 1910 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company. The company serves approximately 2.1 million customers across 141,500 square miles in six Western states: California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, through its two business units, Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power. PacifiCorp employs around 4,800 to 5,200 individuals and generates an estimated annual revenue in the range of $1.1 billion to $6.6 billion.
PacifiCorp is primarily engaged in generating, transmitting, distributing, and selling electricity. The company owns and operates a diverse portfolio of 68 to 74 generating plants with a net capacity of approximately 9,140 to 10,326 megawatts, including thermal (coal and natural gas), hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, and wind facilities. It also manages one of the largest privately held transmission systems in the Western U.S., encompassing over 16,500 miles of transmission lines and 61,000 to 64,000 miles of distribution lines. In February 2026, PacifiCorp entered an agreement to sell its Washington state wind, natural gas generation, and distribution assets to Portland General Electric.
Based on the provided data, PacifiCorp exhibits a balanced patent litigation posture, appearing as both a plaintiff and a defendant in its two tracked cases. This indicates that it is not a pure non-practicing entity (NPE) or solely a defendant operating company. Instead, it is actively involved in asserting its own intellectual property rights while also defending against claims.
The company's patent litigation includes "Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company et al." where PacifiCorp is a defendant, filed in the Southern District of Iowa in July 2024. Conversely, PacifiCorp is a plaintiff in "Wisconsin Power & Light Co. et al. v. Birchtech Corp.", a case before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. These cases suggest PacifiCorp is an operating company actively managing its patent portfolio in various contexts.
This case, involving US Patent 10668430, was filed by Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. against PacifiCorp. Transferred from the District of Wyoming, it was consolidated with MDL No. 3132 in the Southern District of Iowa.
This Multidistrict Litigation consolidates several cases involving US Patent 10668430, initiated by Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (now Birchtech Corp.) against numerous energy companies. The MDL is open, and various motions have been addressed.
This Multidistrict Litigation centralizes multiple lawsuits alleging infringement of US patent 10933370 by various defendants related to mercury capture technologies, with the centralization order issued on December 12, 2024.
This multidistrict litigation consolidates several patent infringement lawsuits initially filed in Arizona, Missouri, and Iowa. Some defendants have reached license agreements with Birchtech, and claims against other defendants have been resolved.
A patent infringement suit by Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. against Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company and its subsidiaries, filed in the Southern District of Iowa, with some components transferred to other districts, and ultimately consolidated into an MDL.