August 26, 2026
A federal jury in North Carolina on Wednesday awarded a solar components company $96.38 million in damages after finding a rival supplier infringed its patents for an electrical connection system.
August 14, 2026
A solar components company has lost customers to a rival supplier selling what one executive described as a suspiciously similar electrical connection system being marketed at a fraction of the price, a federal jury in North Carolina heard Friday on the first day of testimony in a patent infringement trial.
June 08, 2026
A North Carolina federal court has refused to find that three Shoals Technologies Group solar energy patents were unenforceable in the company's infringement suit but said the court would keep certain issues in mind should the case result in a damages verdict.
March 24, 2026
A North Carolina federal judge reduced a solar energy patent dispute brought by Shoals Technologies Group, dismissing a state law unfair trade practice claim and an unfair competition claim but letting the infringement claims proceed.
February 10, 2026
North Carolina-based Voltage LLC and a Chinese manufacturing company are infringing two patents on solar energy-related products held by Shoals Technologies Group, a U.S. International Trade Commission judge found.
January 15, 2025
The U.S. International Trade Commission has cleared a North Carolina solar manufacturer from a patent case, flipping an administrative law judge's determination that a solar "trunk bus" transmission system infringes a rival's patent.