PTAB challenges

Proceedings overview

There is currently one AIA trial proceeding on file for US Patent 11,909,011. This proceeding is an Inter Partes Review (IPR) and is currently in a pending status, having been filed very recently. This means the patent's claims are largely untested at the PTAB, and its defensive posture is currently stable, pending the outcome of the ongoing IPR.

IPR2026-00382 — Tesla Inc. v. CHARGELOGIC LLC

• Type: Inter Partes Review
• Filed: 2026-06-18
• Status: Pending (This IPR was filed on June 18, 2026, and is in the very early stages of the proceeding, awaiting an institution decision from the PTAB).
• Judge panel: The judge panel has not yet been assigned or made public, as the petition is newly filed.
• Petition grounds: Details regarding the specific claims challenged, the prior art cited, and the statutory bases (§ 102 for anticipation or § 103 for obviousness) are not yet publicly available, as the petition has only just been filed.
• Institution decision: The institution decision has not yet been rendered. The PTAB typically issues an institution decision within six months of the preliminary response by the patent owner, or within three months of the petition filing if no preliminary response is filed.
• Final Written Decision: No Final Written Decision has been issued. This would typically occur approximately one year after an institution decision.
• Settlement / termination: There has been no settlement or termination of this proceeding.
• Appeal: No appeal to the Federal Circuit has been made.
• Defensive value: As this IPR was only filed yesterday, it offers no immediate defensive value for a defendant regarding claim validity, as no claims have been challenged or invalidated yet. However, it signals that the patent is being scrutinized, and its progression should be closely monitored.

Strategic summary

Currently, all claims of US Patent 11,909,011 remain UNTESTED by a Final Written Decision at the PTAB. IPR2026-00382 is in its nascent stage, having been filed on June 18, 2026, by Tesla Inc. against CHARGELOGIC LLC. Consequently, there is no information available yet regarding specific claims challenged, prior art, or the PTAB's stance on institution. This means no claims have been canceled, sustained, or otherwise definitively addressed by the PTAB.

Regarding the estoppel landscape, since the proceeding is merely pending institution, no estoppel has attached under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2). Therefore, all prior-art grounds remain theoretically available for a potential defendant to raise, subject to their own diligence and the eventual outcome of IPR2026-00382. The fact that Tesla Inc. has filed the petition suggests that the patent's claims are perceived as relevant within the electric vehicle charging domain.

There is no pattern of multiple IPRs on this patent or aggressive PTAB appeals by the patent owner to observe at this time, as this is the first and only PTAB proceeding filed against US11909011. The involvement of Tesla Inc. as a petitioner is a notable signal, indicating that a significant industry player is taking an interest in challenging the patent's validity.

Recommended next steps

Since IPR2026-00382 is an active and very recently filed proceeding, the most critical next step is to monitor its progress closely. Key milestones to track include:

• Patent Owner's Preliminary Response Deadline: The patent owner, CHARGELOGIC LLC, will have an opportunity to file a preliminary response to the petition.
• Institution Decision Deadline: The PTAB has a statutory deadline to decide whether to institute the IPR trial, typically within six months of the petition filing date (around December 18, 2026, in this case). This decision will outline which claims, if any, the PTAB believes are likely unpatentable based on the presented prior art.

If you are a defendant facing assertion of this patent, it is advisable to obtain a copy of the IPR2026-00382 petition once it becomes publicly available to understand the specific prior art and arguments being advanced against the patent's claims. This can inform your own invalidity analyses and potential defensive strategies. As there is no PTAB activity beyond this single, pending IPR, the patent's claims are currently presumed valid from an AIA trial perspective.