Voltage, LLC et al. vs. Shoals Technologies Group, LLC et al.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-01443 filed by Voltage, LLC et al. on 2025-08-19. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-01443

Filing Date

2025-08-19

Accorded Filing Date

2025-08-19

Institution Decision Date

2025-12-18

Last Modified Date

2026-02-23

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-12-18

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Voltage, LLC et al.

Represented By

Bittman, Scottet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC et al.

Represented By

McCarthy, Alisonet 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 18341655

Respondent Patent Number 12015375

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Dean Solon

Respondent Tech Center TC 1700 - Chemical & Materials Engineering

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

22 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP

Customer Number 570

Address PO BOX 15888, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19103, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
32886	Martin Belisario	215-965-1330
33096	Charles Wieland Iii	215-965-1305
35039	Clark Jablon	215-965-1293
44387	Ronald Ventola Ii	215-965-1390
44457	Jeffrey Gluck	215-965-1330
50433	Christopher North	215-965-1276
51147	Erin Dunston	215-965-1291
51283	Fang Liu	215-965-1280
51519	Dennis Butler	215-965-1282
51864	Sandra Katz	215-965-1344
52225	John Simmons	302-394-6001
56723	Travis Bliss	302-394-6002
62308	George Wu	215-965-1330
62604	Jennifer Wilson	703-299-6961
63206	Stephen Murray	215-965-1307
67772	Ragi Elias	215-965-1221
67781	Keith Jones	215-965-1379
69532	Stephany Small	302-394-6010
78157	Sean Douglass	215-965-1232
79309	Ava Lutz	302-394-6022
82246	Ikenna Ejimonyeugwo	302-394-6021
82660	Julianna Hunt	267-664-1408

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2026-02-23 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioners' Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fee OTHER

2026-02-17 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

2025-12-18 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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EX1026 - Decision Granting Request for Prioritized Exam (937 Appl.) Exhibit

2025-11-24 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1022

EX1022 - Decision Granting Request for Prioritized Exam. (464 Appl.) Exhibit

2025-11-24 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Voltage, LLC et al. vs. Shoals Technologies Group, LLC et al.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Voltage, LLC et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC et al.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

Petitioners' Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fee OTHER

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

EX1026 - Decision Granting Request for Prioritized Exam (937 Appl.) Exhibit

EX1022 - Decision Granting Request for Prioritized Exam. (464 Appl.) Exhibit

EX1021 - Order No. 8 re Production of Johnson, ITC Inv. 337-TA-1438 Exhibit

EX1016 -Shoals v. ITC, Fed. Cir. 25-1439 (Feb. 13, 2025). Exhibit

EX1027 - Fed. Court Management Statistics (June 2025). Exhibit

EX1019 - U.S. Patent No. 12,015,376 Exhibit

EX1024 - Filing Receipt of U.S. Appl. No. 19-021,810 Exhibit

EX1018 - Petitioner's Search Disclosure Declaration by Junhao Ma Exhibit

EX1020 - Stip. between Complainant and Voltage, ITC Inv. 337-TA-1365 Exhibit

EX1017 - Sotera Stipulation Exhibit

EX1015 - Order No. 29 - Initial Determination, ITC Inv. 337-TA-1438 Exhibit

EX1023 - Filing Receipt of U.S. Appl. No. 18-523,464 Exhibit

Petitioners' Opposition to Patent Owner's Request for Discretionary Denial RESPONSE

EX1025 - Decision Granting Request for Prioritized Exam. (979 Appl.) Exhibit

EX1014 - Shoals Unopposed Mot. to Term., ITC Inv. 337-TA-1438 Exhibit

EX2006 Excerpt A-34 Machida Invalidity Claim Chart Exhibit

EX2002 2025-03-13 Shoals ITC 1365 Procedural Schedule Exhibit

EX2005 2025-08-30 Excerpt ITC 1365 Final ID Exhibit

EX2003 2025-10-16 MDNC Scheduling Order Exhibit

EX2008 Excerpt A-20 Kim Invalidity Claim Chart Exhibit

EX2007 Excerpt A-35 Solon Invalidity Claim Chart Exhibit

EX2004 2025-08-25 Excerpt ITC Evidentiary Hearing Transcript Exhibit

PO Request for Discretionary Denial of Petition RESPONSE

EX2009 2025-07-21 PUBLIC Voltage Preliminary Invalidity Contentions Exhibit

EX2001 2025-09-12 PUBLIC Voltage Statement of Uncontested Claim Elements Exhibit

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION AND TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE NOTICE

EX1012 - Original Korean Patent No. 10-1428689 Exhibit

EX1005 - Original Japanese Language Publication of JPH10-135499A Exhibit

EX1002 - Notice of a Commission Final Determination, Inv. No. 337-TA-1365 Exhibit

EX1006 - Certified English Translation of JPH10-135499A (“Machida”) Exhibit

EX1004 - U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/047,773 Exhibit

EX1007 - U.S. Patent Publication No. 2011/0011642 A1 (“Solon”) Exhibit

EX1003_File History for U.S. Patent No. 12,015,375 Exhibit

Petition PETITION

EX1001 - U.S. Patent No. 12,015,375 Exhibit

EX1013 - Certified English Translation of Korean Pat. No. 10-1428689 (“Kim) Exhibit

EX1010 - Wikipedia entry for “American wire gauge” Exhibit

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

EX1009 - U.S. Patent Publication No. 2014/0272293 A1 (“Saitou”) Exhibit

EX1011 - Webpage “The Original MC4 DC PV connector" Exhibit

EX1008 - ITC Order No. 20: Construing Claim Terms, Inv. No. 337-TA-1438 Exhibit