September 07, 2021
An oilfield technology company wants U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright to issue sanctions that could significantly boost its patent case against a Texas rival, according to a motion that blames a noninfringement ruling last year on "concealed critical evidence" in the case.
April 27, 2020
Equipment company John Crane Inc. is off the hook for allegedly infringing two oil drilling equipment patents owned by oil-field operations patent holder Finalrod IP LLC after U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright signed a stipulated final judgment of noninfringement.
January 05, 2016
Oil-field operations patent holder Finalrod IP LLC asked a Texas federal judge on Tuesday to consider reinstating Matthews Lawson McCutcheon & Joseph PLLC as its counsel in a drilling equipment patent suit, saying the disqualification based on an alleged conflict of interest is factually incorrect.
December 11, 2015
Matthews Lawson McCutcheon & Joseph PLLC has been disqualified as counsel to Finalrod IP LLC in its oil field equipment patent suit, with a Texas federal judge finding a conflict with the firm's previous work on the defendant's related patent.