Generac Power Systems, Inc. et al. vs Champion Power Equipment, Inc. - IPR2025-01228

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-01228 filed by Generac Power Systems, Inc. et al. against Champion Power Equipment, Inc. on Jul 11, 2025. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2025-01228
Filing Date
Jul 11, 2025
Petitioner
Generac Power Systems, Inc. et al.
Respondent
Champion Power Equipment, Inc.
Status
Pending
Respondent Application Number
18330807
Respondent Tech Center
3700
Respondent Patent Number
11905896

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Proceeding Documents

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Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

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Patent Owner's Notice of Intent to Designate Scott P. Amy, a Provisionally Recognized PTAB Attorney, as Backup Counsel

Oct 1, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Scott P. Amy in Support of Patent Owner's Notice of Intent to Designate a Provisionally Recognized PTAB Attorney as Backup Counsel

Oct 1, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owners Updated Power of Attorney

Sep 18, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owners Updated Mandatory Notices

Sep 18, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owners Brief in Support of Request for Discretionary Denial of Institution

Sep 18, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Docket for Champion Power Equipment, Inc. v. Firman Power Equipment Inc., Case No. 23-cv-02371 (D. Az.) (Firman Case)

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Firman Case, Case Management Order, ECF No. 33

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Firman Case, First Amended Complaint, ECF No. 24

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Firman Case, Firman Motion to Amend Invalidity Contentions, ECF No. 115

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Firman Case, Declaration and Exhibit, ECF No. 116

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Firman Case, Order Granting Leave to Amend, ECF No. 124

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Firman Case, Firman Nov 2024 Subpoena to third-party Generac

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Generac Case, Generac First Amended Answer and Counterclaims, ECF No. 30

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Defendant Generac Feb. 14, 2025 Subpoena to third-party Firman

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Docket for Harbor Freight Case (C.D. Cal.)

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Harbor Freight Case, Complaint for Declaratory Judgment, ECF No. 1

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Harbor Freight Case, Champion Answer and Counterclaims, ECF No. 47

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Harbor Freight Case, Harbor Freight Answer to Counterclaims, ECF No. 55

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Harbor Freight Case, Joint R26 Report, ECF No. 38

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Harbor Freight Mar. 10, 2025 Subpoena on third-party Firman

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Generac Case, Complaint, ECF No. 1

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

June 23, 2020 Letter from Champion to MWE

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

July 31, 2020 MWE Response Letter

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Oct. 17, 2020 MWE Responsive Letter

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

July 7, 2020 Letter from Champion to Generac

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

July 31, 2020 Generac Response Letter

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

March 27, 2024 Letter from Champion to Harbor Freight

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

June 28, 2024 Letter from Champion to Harbor Freight

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Docket Navigator - Time to Milestones for D. Az. (Trial)

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Docket Navigator - Time to Milestones for E.D. Wis. (Trial)

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Generac Case, Order Following Scheduling Conference, ECF No. 29

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

MWE Case, Complaint, ECF No. 1

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Champion Patent Statement and Licensing Declaration Form, July 1, 2021

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Firman August 30, 2024 Invalidity Contentions

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

August 4, 2025 Stipulation from Generac

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

August 4, 2025 Stipulation from Harbor Freight

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

US Pub No. 20020134362 (Deutsch)

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

US Pub No. 20140202430 (Monros)

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

US5809979 (Kubota Patent)

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Champion September 26, 2014 Internal Email

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Firman Case, Champion Motion to Amend Infringement Contentions, ECF No. 198

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

August 15, 2025 Stipulation from MWE

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Generac Case, Exhibit 3 – webpage, ECF No. 30-03

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Wayback Machine, http://pgmaonline.com/members.asp, dated July 29, 2013

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Firman Case, Order, ECF No. 141

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Generac April 23, 2025 Responses to Plaintiff First Set of Interrogatories

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Screenshots from Honda EU20i LPG video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBpq33aJmR0

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

YouTube Video, HONDA EU20i LPG, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBpq33aJmR0

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

US3384059 (Kopa)

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

August 29, 2025 Stipulation from MWE

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

August 29, 2025 Stipulation from Harbor Freight

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

September 2, 2025 Stipulation from Generac

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

US10221780 (the 780 Patent)

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Generac Case, Affidavit of Service, ECF No. 4

Sep 18, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 3001

Sep 2, 2025EXHIBITBOARD

Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel

Aug 28, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Amended Power of Attorney

Aug 22, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Amended Mandatory Notices

Aug 22, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

PETITIONER’S TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR FILING EX1052-EX1053

Aug 12, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

File History for U.S. Patent No. 11,306,667 (“the ’667 File History”)

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History for U.S. Patent No. 11,761,390 (“the ’390 File History”)

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Notice: Mandatory Notice

Aug 1, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice: Power of Attorney

Aug 1, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice: Notice filing date accorded

Jul 18, 2025PAPERBOARD

JP2005330867 (Original) (“Fujisawa”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Certified Translation of JP2005330867 (“Fujisawa”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Duro Max XP4400EH Operator’s Manual (“DuroMax”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of David Raskin (dated May 7, 2025)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

JPS61283734A (Original) (“Nakafushi”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Certified Translation of JPS61283734A (“Nakafushi”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 5,301,644 (“Olmr”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 7,481,087 (“DeVries”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 1,931,698 (“Holzapfel”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 9,435,273 (“the ’273 Patent”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Switch, MERRIAM-WEBSTER, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Selector Switch, MERRIAM-WEBSTER, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionar

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Switch, CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY, https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionar

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Switch, THE FREE DICTIONARY, https://www.thefreedictionary.com/switch (last

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

RUDOLF F. GRAF, MODERN DICTIONARY OF ELECTRONICS (Charlie Buffington & Jack

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

TONY ATKINS & MARCEL ESCUDIER, OXFORD DICTIONARY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

S.B. CHOPRA, ANMOL’S DICTIONARY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (1989)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

MCGRAW-HILL DICTIONARY OF MECHANICAL AND DESIGN ENGINEERING (Sybil P. Parke

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

G.H.F. NAYLER, DICTIONARY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (rev. ed. 2006)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Complaint, Champion Power Equipment, Inc. v. Generac Power Systems, Inc., N

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Powermate DF3500E – 3500 Watt Electric Start Dual Fuel Portable, ELECTRIC G

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 4,492,207 (“Hallberg”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 10,598,101 (“the ’101 Patent”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History for U.S. Patent No. 10,598,101 (“the ’101 File History”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Castell Safety Int’l Ltd., Castell Interlocks: How They Work, YOUTUBE (Apr.

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Screenshots and Video Transcript of Castell Safety Int’l Ltd.

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 9,175,601 (“Markoski”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

FORD MOTOR CO., 2004 SERVICE MANUAL: POWERTRAIN CONTROL/EMISSIONS DIAGNOSIS

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 1,827,214 (“Sturm”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 4,641,625 (“Smith”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6,276,345 (“Nelson”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 2,645,570 (“Anderson”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 2,945,111 (“McCormick”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 8,040,663 (“Czarnecki”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

WILLIAM A. SCHUSTER, SMALL ENGINE TECHNOLOGY (2d ed. 1999)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Neil B. Hampson & Jennette L. Zmaeff, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Portab

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

H. Windawi, Controlling the Exhaust Emissions from Alternative Fuel Vehicle

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

MARTY AHRENS, NAT’L FIRE PROT. ASS’N, U.S. VEHICLE FIRE TRENDS AND PATTERNS

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Selector Switch, THE FREE DICTIONARY https://www.thefreedictionary.com/sele

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

1045A Engineering Explained, Why Cars Backfire - Afterfire - Explained, YOU

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Screenshots and Video Transcript of Engineering Explained,

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Shivansh Sabhadiya, What Causes Backfire in an Engine?, ENGINEERING CHOICE,

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 4,489,699 (“Poehlman”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0137591 (“Sugimoto”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration on Mina Ching (dated Apr. 22, 2025)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Champion’s Infringement Contentions for U.S. Patent No. 11,905,896 as Asser

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Notice: Power of Attorney

Jul 11, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Notice: Power of Attorney

Jul 11, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Notice: Power of Attorney

Jul 11, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 11,905,896 (“the ’896 Patent”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History for U.S. Patent No. 11,905,896 (“the ’896 File History”)

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Eric S. Winkel

Jul 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petition: as filed

Jul 11, 2025PAPERPETITIONER