Tesla has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00380 on June 18, 2026. At this early stage, the public docket identifies the proceeding under the caption Tesla Inc., but key details that practitioners will want to monitor—including the patent owner, the specific patent number, and the prior-art combinations asserted—may become clearer
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