NCS Multistage Inc. v. TCO Products Inc. et al

  1. August 28, 2024

    Judge Adds $2.4M To $2M IP Verdict Against Mining Co.

    A Texas federal judge ordered a Norwegian mining company to pay $2.4 million, on top of a $2 million jury verdict, covering oil drilling device sales made after they were found to infringe a rival's intellectual property.

  2. August 29, 2022

    Driller Lands 2nd WDTX Verdict, Netting $2M This Time

    A Western District of Texas jury has found that a Norwegian drill equipment manufacturer indirectly infringed claims of a rival's patent covering a type of "buoyancy system" used in oil wells, and so it must pay almost $2 million.

  3. July 13, 2021

    Fed. Circ. Lets Albright Keep Oil Drilling Patent Suit In WDTX

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday backed U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright's decision not to transfer a patent lawsuit over oil drilling technology from the Western District of Texas to the Southern District, unmoved by arguments that South Texas was the "overwhelmingly more convenient forum."