Patent 9130074

Litigation summary

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

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PTAB activity (2)

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.

  • IPR2025-01432IPRfiled Aug 22, 2025vs. Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. et al.Discretionary Denial
  • IPR2025-01130IPRfiled Jul 18, 2025vs. JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. et al.Discretionary Denial

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 9130074. 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 9,130,074 has been involved in several litigation proceedings, primarily initiated by the current assignee, First Solar, Inc., to enforce its intellectual property rights related to Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) solar technology.

Known litigation involving US Patent 9,130,074 includes:

  • Plaintiff(s): First Solar, Inc.

    • Defendant(s): JinkoSolar and its related entities.
    • Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
    • Case Number: Not explicitly provided in the search results, but referenced as pending.
    • Filing Date: February 25, 2025.
    • Outcome/Current Status: Ongoing patent infringement lawsuit. JinkoSolar filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR) against the patent on July 18, 2025, seeking to invalidate claims 1-8, but this IPR petition was subsequently denied by the USPTO Director on January 20, 2026, leaving the patent intact.

  • Plaintiff(s): First Solar, Inc.

    • Defendant(s): Canadian Solar Inc. and its affiliates.
    • Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
    • Case Number: 1:25-cv-00582.
    • Filing Date: May 9, 2025.
    • Outcome/Current Status: Ongoing patent infringement lawsuit. Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. petitioned for Inter Partes Review (IPR2025-01130) of the '074 patent on August 22, 2025, seeking to invalidate claims 1-8. This IPR petition was subsequently denied by the USPTO Director on January 20, 2026, leaving the patent intact.

  • Petitioner(s) for IPR: Mundra Solar

    • Patent challenged: US Patent No. 9,130,074 (along with US Patent No. 9,666,732).
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
    • Case Number: Not explicitly provided for Mundra Solar's challenge of '074, but IPR2025-01432 (filed by Canadian Solar) and IPR2025-01130 (filed by Canadian Solar) were mentioned in relation to invalidation efforts.
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided for Mundra Solar's IPR petition against '074, but their petitions were among those denied on January 20, 2026.
    • Outcome/Current Status: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denied Mundra Solar's petition seeking to invalidate US Patent No. 9,130,074 on January 20, 2026.

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