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WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corporation
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April 13, 2020
WesternGeco, Ion Settle Long-Running Oil Patent Case
WesternGeco LLC and Ion Geophysical Corp. have settled an 11-year-old patent infringement suit over oil exploration technology that saw a $106 million jury verdict and a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court before teeing up a new damages trial for 2020.
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September 04, 2019
WesternGeco's $93M IP Win Going Back On Trial
Ion Geophysical Corp. may not be stuck with a $93.4 million bill for infringing largely invalidated claims from WesternGeco LLC's oil exploration patents, after a Texas federal judge ordered a redo on the 2012 verdict.
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May 06, 2016
PTAB Ruling Can't Delay Ion's $20M Patent Royalty Payout
A Texas federal judge has ordered Ion Geophysical Corp. to pay out about $20.6 million to a Schlumberger unit for royalties in a patent infringement case, despite a ruling from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidating underlying patent claims.
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May 21, 2014
ION Appeals Schlumberger Unit's $124M Patent Award
ION Geophysical Corp. on Tuesday filed notice in Texas federal court of its intent to appeal a nearly $124 million judgment it was slammed with for allegedly infringing seismic surveying patents held by a subsidiary of oil field services provider Schlumberger Ltd.
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June 26, 2013
Judge To Increase Schlumberger Unit's $106M Patent Award
A Texas federal judge has agreed to tack on an additional award of damages to a jury's $106 million verdict against Ion Geophysical Corp. for infringing seismic surveying patents held by a subsidiary of oil field services provider Schlumberger Ltd.
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February 21, 2013
Court Resists Altering $106M Verdict In Energy Patent Row
A Texas federal judge on Thursday signaled that he was unlikely to disturb a jury's $106 million verdict against Ion Geophysical Corp. for infringing seismic surveying patents held by a subsidiary of oil field services provider Schlumberger Ltd.
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August 17, 2012
WesternGeco Awarded $106M In Oil Exploration Patent Row
A Texas federal jury on Thursday found Ion Geophysical Corp. had willfully infringed patents held by WesternGeco LLC, a subsidiary of oil field services provider Schlumberger Ltd., and awarded WesternGeco nearly $106 million in damages.