Runergy Alabama Inc et al. vs. Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-00006 filed by Runergy Alabama Inc et al. on 2024-10-03. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-00006

Filing Date

2024-10-03

Accorded Filing Date

2024-10-03

Institution Decision Date

2025-04-21

Last Modified Date

2026-09-10

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2026-04-15

Trial Status

Final Written Decision - Appealed

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Runergy Alabama Inc et al.

Represented By

Tiu, Samuelet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

Represented By

de Blank, Baset al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 1700 - Chemical & Materials Engineering

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 15995701

Respondent Patent Number 10230009

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Jungmin HA et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 1700 - Chemical & Materials Engineering

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

36 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

Customer Number 909

Address PO Box 10500, McLean, VA, 22102, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
31678	John Wetherell Jr	858-509-4022
32995	David Jakopin	650-233-4790
34833	Peter Hahn	619-544-3108
35022	Patrick Doody	703-770-7755
37087	Jack Barufka	703-770-7712
38821	William Atkins	703-770-7900
39328	Robert Perez	703-770-7759
42663	Jean Paul Hoffman	703-770-7794
43488	Robert Bedgood	858-509-4065
43503	Richard Blaylock	619-234-5000 EXT 411
43560	Bryan Collins	703-770-7538
49059	Evan Finkel	213-488-7307
50569	Jaclyn Schade	703-770-7900
51875	Benjamin Kiersz	703-770-7714
52459	James Conley	858-509-4050
54227	Cheng Ko	619-234-5000
54248	Christophe Lair	703-770-7797
56817	Carolyn Toto	213-488-7238
58886	Maithreyi Jaddu	703-770-7803
61214	Hean Koo	703-770-7598
61843	Christopher Drymalla	512-580-9673
63809	Joshua Tucker	512-580-9628
65984	Steven Tepera	512-580-9651
67565	Chad Hammerlind	512-867-8424
67954	Jordan Kwan	650-798-6734
68131	Jeffrey Sheriff	858-509-4081
70744	Yun Wei	202-663-8045
71474	Benjamin Hudson	858-847-4105
75876	Nathan Renov	212-858-1178
76363	Ayaka Hatori	512-580-9603
77133	Chiahow Liu	650-233-4525
78280	Michael Grosso	571-539-8743
79578	Shannon Lewis	512-580-9668
80454	Luke Hartman	512-580-9684
82438	Chase Dietz	512-580-9600
L0659	Vinod Nama	650-838-4386

Proceeding Documents

109

Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal NOTICE

2026-08-14 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2026-08-13 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

2026-08-13 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Order: ORDER Conduct of the Proceeding Updating Case Captions 37 C.F.R. § 42.5(a) ORDER

2026-08-05 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2026-06-08 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Runergy Alabama Inc et al. vs. Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Runergy Alabama Inc et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

Order: ORDER Conduct of the Proceeding Updating Case Captions 37 C.F.R. § 42.5(a) ORDER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Patent Owner's Power of Attorney NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

Final Written Decision: JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) FINAL

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

Order: Termination as to one party ORDER

The Private Parties’ Renewed Joint Motion to Terminate Exhibit

Joint Motion to Terminate Petitioners Mundra Solar PV Ltd. and Adani Solar USA Inc. MOTION

ITC Docket, Inv. No. 337-TA-1422, Docket Entry Exhibit

Joint Request That Agreements Be Treated as Business Confidential Information OTHER

ORDER Conduct of the Proceeding Authorizing Joint Motion to Terminate by Mundra Solar PV Ltd, Adani Solar USA Inc., and Trina Solar Co., Ltd. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5(a) ORDER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List and Hearing Demonstratives NOTICE

Ex. 2011 - Hearing Demonstratives Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Petitioner's Demonstrative Exhibit Exhibit

Order: Setting Oral Argument ORDER

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply OTHER

Ex. 2010 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Notice of Cross-Examination by Deposition of Sanjay Banerjee, Ph.D. NOTICE

Institution decision and grant of joinder, IPR2025-00917 NOTICE

Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Reply Evidence NOTICE

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

E. Yablonovitch, et al., A 720 mV open circuit voltage SiO x :cSi:SiO x double heterostructure solar cell, Applied Physics Letters 47, 1211 (1985) Exhibit

A. Boogaard, Negative Charge in Plasma Oxidized SiO2 Layers, ECS Trans. 35 (4) 259-272 (2011) Exhibit

Supplemental Declaration of James L. Mullins, Ph.D. Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,153,728 to A. Rohatgi, et al Exhibit

Supplemental Declaration Of Sanjay Banerjee Regarding U.S. Patent No. 9,722,104 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 4,927,770 to R. Swanson, et al. Exhibit

B.K. Ip., et al, Charges and Defects In SiO2 Films Deposited By Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition at Low Temperatures, Solid-State Electronics Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 123-129 (1991) Exhibit

S. Ghandhi, VLSI Fabrication Principles – Silicon and Gallium Arsenide, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1994) Exhibit

M. Stöhr, et al., PECVD Shadow Mask Deposition of Amorphous Silicon – A Shortcut to Local Passivating Contacts Exhibit

Deposition Transcript of Martin Peckerar, Ph.D. (Aug. 1, 2025) Exhibit

J. Benick, et al., High efficiency n-type Si solar cells on Al2O3-passivated boron emitters, Applied Physics Letters 92, 253504 (2008) Exhibit

Petitioner's Reply REPLYTOOPP

General Order: Related Matters Updates ORDER

Petitioner's Notice of Objections to Evidence NOTICE

Panel Change Order ORDER

Ex. 2004 Exhibit

Ex. 2005 Exhibit

Ex. 2009 Exhibit

Ex. 2001 Exhibit

Ex. 2007 Exhibit

Ex. 2003 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Response RESPONSE

Ex. 2006 Exhibit

Ex. 2002 Exhibit

Ex. 2008 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Notice of Cross-Examination by Deposition of Sanjay Banerjee, Ph.D. NOTICE

Notice of Joint Stipulation to Adjust Due Dates 1, 2 and 3 NOTICE

Institution decision and grant of joinder, IPR2025-00187 NOTICE

Institution Decision: Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. sec. 314 DECISION

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Petitioners' Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Joseph A. Micallef as Counsel MOTION

e-mail authorizing motion to withdraw Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Responses NOTICE