Nine Energy Found Guilty of Infringing Rival’s Patent on Well Drilling Tool
shot by IP News Shots / 11:57 am on 28 January, 2022
The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas has ordered Nine Energy Service Inc. to pay over USD 486,000 to NCS Multistage Inc. The defendant had been found guilty of infringing NCS Multistage’ s patent tool used in the drilling of oil and natural gas wells. Also, the jury rejected the arguments that claim in the patent are invalid.
Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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USPTO Leader Hirshfeld Granted Oren Tech Review for Fracking Patent
shot by IP News Shots / 4:45 pm on 22 November, 2021
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) director Drew Hirshfeld overturned the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruling that invalidated fracking patent claims and remand in a second review. USPTO director allowed Oren Technologies, LLC’s plea for rehearing after the Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) mandate for the director rehearing process.
Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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CAFC Raises Concern over POP Amendment Decision by USPTO
shot by IP News Shots / 7:53 pm on 02 November, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has expressed concern related to the consequences of a decision by the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) precedent-setting panel. PTAB had allowed DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KG to amend claims in an oil drilling patent. The panel was considering the decision by PTAB in 2019 of declining the DynaEnergetics’ patent claims and its motion to amend and also Hunting Titan Ltd.‘s appeal of the 2020 Precedential Opinion Panel ruling that later allowed the amendment.
Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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M-I LLC Wins USD 960,000 for Damages
shot by IP News Shots / 6:22 pm on 22 October, 2021
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas found FPUSA LLC infringing on two, patents relating to systems that enable the reuse of drilling fluids of Schlumberger Ltd. The court awarded M-I LLC more than USD 960,000 in damages in lost profits against FPUSA. The jury, however, declined to award M-I any royalty for the infringement.
Industry: Machinery, Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels, Others | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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A U.S. Court Awards USD 5 Million to Marathon Oil in Fracking Patent Case
shot by IP News Shots / 5:07 pm on 18 October, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has awarded attorney fees worth more than USD 5 million to Marathon Oil Corp. and others over franking patent related to water heaters. CAFC has upheld the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern Dakota judge’s finding on the justified award of attorney fee affirming weak claims by Heat On-The-Fly LLC.
Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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CAFC Refuses Issuance of Mandamus Petition to G&H, Says the Petitioner Fails to Meet the Required Standard
shot by IP News Shots / 5:02 pm on 30 September, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has denied G&H Diversified Manufacturing, LP’s mandamus petition. G&H has appealed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Texas for transferring its patent dispute with DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH & Co.KG and DynaEnergetics U.S., Inc. to another court in Texas. CAFC has refused G&H’s plea stating that the petitioner has failed to meet the stipulated standard for the issuance of mandamus. The dispute is related to patent infringement by G&H related to perforation gun system components used in oil well drilling operations.
Industry: Energy Equipment & Services, Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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