October 21, 2021
A Texas federal jury awarded a Schlumberger Ltd. unit more than $960,000 in damages after finding a rival drilling equipment maker infringed two patents relating to systems that enable the reuse of drilling fluids, according to court filings.
March 04, 2021
Schlumberger unit M-I LLC said Thursday that it wants input from a Texas federal judge before agreeing to transfer its patent infringement case to U.S. District Judge Alan Albright, whose former firm used to represent the defendant in the case.
February 03, 2021
A federal judge in San Antonio has pushed Schlumberger unit M-I LLC's patent infringement trial over drilling patents from February to June, but noted that he may bump the trial date back up if the calendar opens.
November 30, 2020
A Schlumberger unit is asking a Texas federal judge to separate its patent infringement claims from its rival drilling equipment maker's equitable defenses, arguing that if both were tried at the same time, the additional evidence would confuse and prejudice the jury.
August 21, 2020
A Texas federal judge has declined to wrap up a patent infringement suit between rival drilling equipment makers relating to systems that enable the reuse of drilling fluid, finding there are still issues of genuine fact that must be resolved in the five-year-old suit.