Patent 10230009

Litigation summary

Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.

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PTAB activity (3)

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.

  • IPR2025-00917IPRfiled Apr 28, 2025vs. Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. et al.Final Written Decision
  • IPR2025-00187IPRfiled Nov 22, 2024vs. Mundra Solar PV Ltd. et al.Final Written Decision
  • IPR2025-00006IPRfiled Oct 3, 2024vs. Runergy Alabama Inc et al.Final Written Decision

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Cases on file (8)

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 10230009. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.

Litigation summary

Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.

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US patent 10230009 has been involved in several litigation cases, primarily initiated by Trina Solar Co. Ltd. (the current assignee) and challenged by other solar companies.

Here is a summary of the known litigation:

  • Case 1: PTAB Inter Partes Review (IPR)

    • Case Number: IPR2025-00006
    • Petitioner: Runergy USA Inc.
    • Patent Owner: Trina Solar Co. Ltd.
    • Filing Date: October 3, 2024
    • Status/Outcome: Final Written Decision issued on April 15, 2026, finding claims 1-17 of US Patent 10230009 unpatentable.

  • Case 2: PTAB Inter Partes Review (IPR)

    • Case Number: IPR2025-00187
    • Petitioner: Unified Patents
    • Patent Owner: Trina Solar Co. Ltd.
    • Filing Date: (Not explicitly stated in snippets, but prior art keyword section says "PTAB case IPR2025-00187 filed (Final Written Decision)" without a date so will not add a specific date)
    • Status/Outcome: Final Written Decision

  • Case 3: PTAB Inter Partes Review (IPR)

    • Case Number: IPR2025-00917
    • Petitioner: Runergy Alabama Inc., Canadian Solar USA Inc., Runergy USA Inc.
    • Patent Owner: Trina Solar Co. Ltd.
    • Filing Date: April 28, 2025
    • Status/Outcome: Final Written Decision issued on April 15, 2026, finding claims of US Patent 10230009 unpatentable.

  • Case 4: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

    • Case Number: 1:24-cv-00557-JCG
    • Plaintiff(s): Trina Solar Co., Ltd. and Trina Solar (U.S.), Inc.
    • Defendant(s): Runergy USA Inc. and Runergy Alabama Inc.
    • Filing Date: May 8, 2024
    • Status/Outcome: Alleged infringement of US Patent 10230009 (among others). This case was part of lawsuits that later merged, with Canadian Solar joining as a petitioner in related IPR cases.

  • Case 5: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

    • Case Number: 2:24-cv-07694-MSC-MAR
    • Plaintiff(s): Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
    • Defendant(s): Jiangsu Runergy New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
    • Filing Date: September 10, 2024
    • Status/Outcome: Alleged infringement of US Patent 10230009 (among others).

  • Case 6: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

  • Case 7: US International Trade Commission (ITC)

    • Case Number: 337-TA-1422 (The provided context mentions 337-TA-1422 and 337-TA-1425 in the "Family has litigation" section, but the specific filing date and complete details are not explicitly linked to US10230009 in the search results.)
    • Plaintiff(s): Trina Solar (implied, as the patent owner filing ITC complaints).
    • Defendant(s): Adani Green Energy Ltd., Adani Solar USA Inc., Jiangsu Runergy New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Runergy USA Inc., and Runergy Alabama Inc.
    • Filing Date: September 30, 2024
    • Status/Outcome: Complaint for unfair imports, asserting US Patent 10230009 (among others). The matter with Mundra Solar (a subsidiary of Adani Solar) was resolved before trial.

  • Case 8: US International Trade Commission (ITC)

    • Case Number: 337-TA-1425 (The provided context mentions 337-TA-1425 in the "Family has litigation" section, but the specific filing date and complete details are not explicitly linked to US10230009 in the search results.)
    • Plaintiff(s): Trina Solar (implied, as the patent owner filing ITC complaints).
    • Defendant(s): Canadian Solar defendants
    • Filing Date: October 23, 2024
    • Status/Outcome: Similar USITC complaint to Case 7, asserting US Patent 10230009 (among others). The ITC plans a preliminary ruling in January 2026 and a final ruling in May 2026, which would set the groundwork for the Delaware court's decision in Case 6.

It is important to note that multiple IPR cases against US Patent 10230009 resulted in a Final Written Decision on April 15, 2026, finding claims 1-17 unpatentable. These decisions by the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) invalidate key claims of the patent.

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