Patent 10221780
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
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PTAB activity (1)
AIA trial proceedings — IPR, PGR, CBM — filed at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board against this patent. Sourced directly from the PTAB Trial API.
- IPR2025-01185IPRfiled Jul 22, 2025vs. MWE Investments, LLC et al.Institution Denied
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Cases on file (3)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 10221780. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- Champion Power Equipment Inc. v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.filed Oct 14, 20242:24-cv-01302Eastern District of WisconsinDismissed
Defendants: Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
- Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. v. Champion Power Equipment Inc.filed Oct 9, 20242:24-cv-08722Central District of CaliforniaPending
Defendants: Champion Power Equipment Inc.
- IPR2025-01185Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)Not Instituted - Merits
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
Known litigation involving US patent 10221780 includes several district court cases and one PTAB proceeding.
Here is a summary of the known litigation:
Champion Power Equipment Inc. v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
- Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-01302
- Filing Date: October 14, 2024
- Outcome/Current Status: Dismissed in April 2025. This case was dismissed under the first-to-file rule because Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. had filed a declaratory judgment action five days earlier in the Central District of California.
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. v. Champion Power Equipment Inc.
- Jurisdiction: Central District of California
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-08722
- Filing Date: October 9, 2024
- Outcome/Current Status: Pending. This is where the substantive patent dispute will proceed.
PTAB Case IPR2025-01185
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2025-01185
- Filing Date: Not specified in available search results.
- Outcome/Current Status: Not Instituted - Merits.
US case filed in Arizona District Court
- Jurisdiction: Arizona District Court
- Case Number: 2:23-cv-02371
- Plaintiff(s): Not specified in available search results.
- Defendant(s): Not specified in available search results.
- Filing Date: Not specified in available search results.
- Outcome/Current Status: Not specified in available search results.
US case filed in Nevada District Court
- Jurisdiction: Nevada District Court
- Case Number: 2:25-cv-00844
- Plaintiff(s): Not specified in available search results.
- Defendant(s): Not specified in available search results.
- Filing Date: Not specified in available search results.
- Outcome/Current Status: Not specified in available search results.
US case filed in Nevada District Court
- Jurisdiction: Nevada District Court
- Case Number: 3:25-cv-00239
- Plaintiff(s): Not specified in available search results.
- Defendant(s): Not specified in available search results.
- Filing Date: Not specified in available search results.
- Outcome/Current Status: Not specified in available search results.
US case filed in Wisconsin Eastern District Court
- Jurisdiction: Wisconsin Eastern District Court
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-01281
- Plaintiff(s): Not specified in available search results.
- Defendant(s): Not specified in available search results.
- Filing Date: Not specified in available search results.
- Outcome/Current Status: Not specified in available search results.
Additionally, the patent's record mentions "First worldwide family litigation filed" through Darts-ip (family ID 57010162), but specific details regarding plaintiff(s), defendant(s), jurisdiction, case number, filing date, and outcome or current status are not available from the provided search results.
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