On January 17, 2025, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd. (“LONGi Green”) sued JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar”), Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., JinkoSolar (Vietnam) Industries Co. Ltd., and Jinko Solar Technology Sdn. Bhd. (collectively “Jinko”), alleging...
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LithiumHub, LLC’s Patent Infringement Suits and LithiumHub’s Lithium Battery Pack Patents
On April 1, 2025, Shenzhen Fbtech Electronics Ltd. petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. Patents 9,954,207 (“the ’207 patent”) and 9,412,994 (“the ’994 patent”). Shenzhen Fbtech Elecs Ltd. v. LithiumHub, LLC, IPR2025-00822, Paper 1 (PTAB April 1, 2025); Shenzhen...
Jinko v. Waaree and Jinko’s Alleged TOPCon Patent
On February 7, 2025, Shanghai Jinko Green Energy Enterprise Management Company, Limited and Zhejiang Jinko Solar Company (collectively “Jinko”) sued Waaree Solar Americas Incorporated and Waaree Energies Limited (collectively “Waaree”), alleging Waaree’s “solar...
Amperex v. CosMX and Amperex’s Battery Patents
On September 9, 2024, Ningde Amperex Technology Limited (“Amperex”) sued Zhuhai CosMX Battery Company, Limited (“CosMX”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Ningde Amperex Tech. Ltd. v. Zhuhai CosMX Battery Co., Ltd., Case No....
Jinliheng v. Mgxon and Jinliheng’s Rechargeable Battery Patent
On November 26, 2024, Shenzhen Jinliheng E-Commerce Company, Limited (“Jinliheng”) sued Guangdong Miyear Mgxon Power System Company, Limited (“Mgxon”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No....
Charge Fusion v. Tesla and Charge Fusion’s Electric Vehicle Patents
On November 8, 2024, Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) petitioned for inter partes review (“IPR”) of U.S. Patent No. 11,631,987 (“the ’987 patent”). Tesla Inc. v. Charge Fusion Techs., LLC, IPR2025-00153, Paper 1 (Nov. 8, 2024). The owner of the ’987 patent is Charge Fusion...
SK nexilis v. Solus Advanced Materials and SK nexilis’ Battery Patents
On November 21, 2023, SK nexilis Co., Ltd. (“SKn”) sued Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. (“Solus”) and various Volta Energy Solutions entities in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. SK nexilis Co., Ltd. v. Solus Advanced Materials...
Trina Solar’s 2024 Patent Infringement Cases and Trina Solar’s Patents on Solar Cells
On May 8, 2024, Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (“Trina Solar”) and Trina Solar (U.S.), Inc. sued Runergy USA Inc. and Runergy Alabama Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Trina Solar Co., Ltd. v. Runergy USA Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00557-JCG,...
Shoals Technologies’ Patents on Connecting Solar Panels Asserted at the ITC
On August 30, 2024, the United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) issued a Notice of Final Initiation Determination, finding that defendants Voltage, LLC and Ningbo Voltage Smart Production Co. violated certain claims in U.S. Patent No. 11,689,153, assigned...
Soelect v. Hyundai And Soelect’s Patents on Lithium Anode Battery Technology
On September 24, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California threw out a trade secret suit brought by startup company Soelect Incorporated (“Soelect”) against Hyundai Motor Company (“Hyundai”). The court granted Hyundai’s motion to...