DynaEnergetics Waives Right to Arthrex Review of PTAB Decision
shot by IP News Shots / 6:00 pm on 29 July, 2021
DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH has decided to forego its right to an Arthrex Review by the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruling. As per the ruling, the original claims in a fracking patent belonging to DynaEnergetics were invalidated by the board on challenge by Hunting Titan Inc.
Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
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CAFC Allows Oren Technologies an Attempt to Save Patent Claims
shot by IP News Shots / 5:52 pm on 26 July, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has allowed Oren Technologies LLC to revive claims in a hydraulic fracking technology patent that were invalidated by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for being obvious. The patent claims were challenged at the board by Proppant Express Investments LLC.
Industry: Machinery, Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
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CAFC Allows WDTX Court to Keep Oil Drilling Technology Patent Case from Transfer to SDTX
shot by IP News Shots / 5:52 pm on 14 July, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has allowed the US District Court for the Western District of Texas to retain a patent infringement case against TCO AS at the court and not transfer it. TCO was seeking a transfer of the case brought by NCS Multistage Inc. to the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas citing convenience of forum. However, the CAFC refused the petition in which the plaintiff accuses the defendant of infringing on an oil drilling technology patent.
Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
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CAFC Affirms the Invalidation of Sunoco Patents by PTAB
shot by IP News Shots / 6:30 pm on 13 July, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a patent invalidation ruling by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) which nixed two gas blending patents belonging to Sunoco LP. The patents that were invalidated were challenged by Magellan Midstream Partners LP and were part of a patent infringement case which had brought a $6 million victory to Sunoco.
Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
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PTAB Upholds Patent Challenged by Scepter Canada
shot by IP News Shots / 6:03 pm on 07 July, 2021
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) was not convinced of Scepter Canada Inc.’s argument against a patent belonging to No Spill Inc. Scepter had challenged the patent relating to explosion prevention portable fuel containers on the basis of obviousness. However, the board asserted that the challenger was not able to prove their claim.
Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
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True Chem Ready to Risk Infringement Defenses to Prove PCC’s Patents’ Invalidity
shot by IP News Shots / 7:36 pm on 30 June, 2021
True Chemical Solutions, LLC told the US District Court for the Western District of Texas that it would like to argue over the validity of Performance Chemical Co.’s patents despite the risk of dooming its infringement defenses due to discovery misconduct. The True Chem said that it wanted to pursue its patent invalidity argument against PCC’s oil and gas delivery trailer patents because of the public benefit involved in it.
Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
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