Canadian Solar Inc. et al. vs The Solaria Corporation

Notice: refund approved

Petitioners Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees

Institution Decision: DECISION Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review

The Solaria Corporation's Sur-Reply to Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Petitioners' Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Petitioners' Updated Exhibit List

Order No. 9, Initial Determination Terminating The Investigation As To U.S. Patent No. 10,522,707 in Certain Shingled Solar Modules, Components Thereof, And Method For Manufacturing The Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1223 (USITC June 28, 2021)

Order - Conduct of the Proceeding - 37 C.F.R. Sect. 42.5

Ex. 3001

The Solaria Corporation's Patent Owner Preliminary Response

Order No. 5 (Procedural Schedule) from 1223 Investigation

Appendices A-C to Canadian Solar���s December 4, 2020 Interrogatory Responses in the 1223 Investigation

Petitioners��� Excerpted Invalidity Contentions from District Court Case

Petitioners��� Pre-Hearing Brief in the 1223 Investigation (redacted)

Ground Rules from 1223 Investigation

July 23, 2021 Email from S. Tiu

The Solaria Corporation's Motion to Seal

Petitioners��� Pre-Hearing Brief in the 1223 Investigation

Petitioners' Updated Exhibit List

Order No. 7, Construing Certain Claims, Certain Shingled Solar Modules, Components Thereof, And Methods For Manufacturing The Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1223 (USITC Apr. 15, 2021)

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Patent Owner The Solaria Corporation's Power of Attorney

Mandatory Notices by Patent Owner

U.S. Patent No. 10,651,333 to Gibson et al. ("333 Patent")

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 16/691,408 ("408 Application")

Curriculum Vitae of Stephen P. Shea, Ph.D.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication - JP 2008-60205 A to Jinno et al. (Certified Translation) ("Jinno-205")

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2008/00671760 A1 to Suutarinen ("Suutarinen")

Korean Patent KR10-1058073 to Hong (Certified Translation) ("Hong")

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Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication - JP 2005-236017A to Abiko et al. (Certified Translation) ("Abiko")

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U.S. Patent No. 3,495,519 to Alfsen et al.

Excerpts from E. Jewell, The New Oxford American Dictionary (2nd ed 2005)

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U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2010/0155379 A1 to Shamoun ("Shamoun")

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Excerpts from J. Lackie, Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology (2007)

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Internet Archive, Affidavit of Elizabeth Roseberg (Sept. 25, 2020)

Pre-Installation and User Manual, JK300HP/JK300P/KK125P, Nd; YAG Industrial Laser 2.0

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U.S. Patent No. 6,580,054 to Liu et al. ("Liu")

Fraunhofer ISE, Photovoltaics Report (Nov. 2016)

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U.S. Patent No. 3,866,398 to Vernon, Jr. et al. ("Vernon")

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Prosecution History of Application No. 15/622,000 ("000-Application")

Prosecution History of Application No. 14/609,307 ("307-Application")

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Ex. B to Solaria's Infringement Contentions - US Patent No. 10,651,333 Chart

Plaintiff Solaria Corporation's Second Supplemental Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions Pursuant to Patent Local Rule 3.1 and Production of Documents Pursuant to Patent Local Rule 3.2, No. 4:20-Cv-02169-JST (NDCA Sept. 28, 2020)

Joint Case Management Statement No. 4:20-Cv-02169-JST (NDCA June 25, 2020)

U.S. Patent No. 7,239,161 to Iwanaga ("Iwanaga")

M. Oswald, et al., Evaluation of Silicon Solar Cell Separation Techniques for Advanced Module Concepts, Proceedings of 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (2013)

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2011/0005572 A1 to Shimizu

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US to 2006/0213548 A1 Bachrach et al.

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2015/0349167 to Morad ("Morad")

U.S. Patent No. 8,761,213 to Seelert, et. al. ("Seelert")

Declaration of Dr. Stephen P. Shea in re the 333 Patent

U.S. Patent No. 10,522,707 to Gibson et al. ("707 Patent")

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 16/418,859 ("859 Application")

Order Modifying Dates in The Solaria Corp. v. Canadian Solar Inc., No. 20-cv-02169-JST (N.D. Cal. Dec. 4, 2020), Dkt. 60

Order No. 5: Procedural Schedule in Certain Shingled Solar Modules, Components Thereof, And Methods For Manufacturing The Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1223 (USITC Nov. 23, 2020)

Complainant The Solaria Corp.'s Response To Proposed Respondents' Statement On The Public Interest in Certain Shingled Solar Modules, Components Thereof, And Methods For Manufacturing The Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1223 (USITC Oct. 5, 2020)

OSTI Technical Report: Development of Manufacturing Technology to Accelerate Cost Reduction of Low Concentration and, https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1395144

SunEdison Inks Deal with Solaria to License Technology for Manufacturing Ultra-High Pefformance Solar Modules - Solaria's Patented Technology Enables Mass Production of High-Performance (Oct. 26, 2015) (SOLITC0144474 - SOLITC144475)

Transcript of Markman Hearing, Certain Shingled Solar Modules, Components Thereof, and Methods for Manufacturing the Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1223 (Int'l Trade Comm'n) (Feb. 11, 2021)

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 10,651,333

Power of Attorney for Canadian Solar Inc.

Power of Attorney for Canadian Solar (USA) Inc.