Defendant
2 cases as defendant.
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is an American automotive and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, the company is named after inventor Nikola Tesla. A publicly traded company, Tesla is one of the world's most valuable companies, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.6 trillion as of May 2026. For fiscal year 2025, Tesla reported revenue of $94.83 billion and had 134,785 employees.
Tesla is an operating company that designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance electric vehicles, energy generation systems, and energy storage products. Its automotive segment is its largest, featuring electric vehicles such as the Model 3 and Model Y, the Cybertruck, and the Tesla Semi truck. The company also operates a global network of "Supercharger" fast-charging stations. Under its energy division, Tesla produces and installs solar energy systems, including solar panels and Solar Roof tiles, and battery energy storage products like the Powerwall for home use and the Megapack for grid-scale projects.
As an operating company, Tesla's patent litigation profile is primarily that of a defendant. The company has been named as a defendant in two tracked patent infringement cases and has not appeared as a plaintiff. The cases were filed in the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, both known as active venues for patent litigation.
The plaintiffs in the tracked cases against Tesla, Vision Works IP Corp. and Fleet Connect Solutions LLC, are described by industry sources as non-practicing entities (NPEs) or patent assertion entities. Vision Works IP asserts patents related to automotive sensing, driver assistance, and vehicle dynamics technologies. Fleet Connect Solutions, an entity associated with Empire IP, has asserted patents covering wireless communication and fleet management systems against numerous companies. The case brought by Vision Works IP Corp. was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff in January 2026.
Lawsuit filed by Vision Works IP Corp. against Tesla, Inc. The case was dismissed without prejudice on January 29, 2026.
Patent infringement suit filed by Fleet Connect Solutions LLC against Tesla, Inc. asserting U.S. Patent 7,742,388.