Schlumberger Technology et al v. Baker Hughes Inc.

  1. December 10, 2015

    Schlumberger Must Arbitrate Drilling Patent Row, Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge on Wednesday ruled that oil field services giant Schlumberger Technology Corp. couldn't sue rival Baker Hughes Inc. in federal court for allegedly using drilling technology that violates two Schlumberger patents, saying they have to arbitrate the dispute.

  2. May 31, 2013

    Bracewell Can Rep Schlumberger Rival In Drilling IP Row

    Schlumberger Technology Corp. on Friday lost an attempt to stop its former counsel Bracewell & Giuliani LLP from representing rival Baker Hughes Inc. in a drilling patent dispute, when a Texas federal judge ruled that Bracewell had only advised Schlumberger in employment matters.

  3. January 14, 2013

    Schlumberger Seeks To DQ Bracewell In Drilling IP Suit

    Bracewell & Giuliani LLP client Schlumberger Technology Corp. on Friday urged a Texas federal judge to disqualify the firm from representing rival Baker Hughes Inc. in an oil field patent infringement suit, saying Bracewell wrongly accepted representation after Schlumberger denied a conflict waiver.

  4. December 10, 2012

    Schlumberger Says Rival Hiding From Drilling Patent Diputes

    Schlumberger Technology Corp. has accused rival Baker Hughes Inc. of infringing four oil field patents, then using a bad-faith litigation strategy that violates a private arbitration agreement intended to govern the patent disputes, in a suit filed Friday in Texas federal court.

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