Magema Technology LLC v. Phillips 66 et al

  1. December 01, 2023

    Magema Denied New Trial In Patent Spat With Phillips 66

    A Texas federal judge has shot down Magema Technology's bid for a new trial after a jury ruled in July that Phillips 66 did not infringe its oil refinery patents, finding that enough evidence was presented for the jury to make a reasonable judgment.

  2. July 06, 2023

    Phillips 66 Didn't Infringe Houston Co.'s Oil Tech IP, Jury Rules

    A federal jury said Thursday that Phillips 66 doesn't have to pay any royalty damages to a Houston company, finding after nearly 10 hours of deliberations that the energy giant didn't swipe the technology for use at two of its refineries.

  3. July 05, 2023

    After 5½ Hours, Jury Undecided If Phillips 66 Used Oil Co.'s IP

    After nearly a weeklong trial and five and a half hours of deliberating Wednesday, a Texas federal jury hadn't yet come to a conclusion as to whether Phillips 66 infringed a Houston company's patents for a process used to refine marine fuel.

  4. June 27, 2023

    Why No 'WTF' Over IP Use? Phillips 66 Asks Oil Tech Inventor

    The creator of an oil refining process was pressed by Phillips 66 on Tuesday about why he didn't react more strongly when he thought the energy giant was infringing his patent, testifying for four hours during the second day of a Houston trial over technology for low sulfur marine fuel.

  5. June 26, 2023

    Phillips 66 Bailed On Co. After Learning Patent Tech, Jury Told

    A Houston company that holds two patents for technology used to refine oil for marine fuel told a federal jury Monday during opening statements that Phillips 66 "ghosted" the technology's inventors once it learned enough to implement their method, going on to make a profit of $115 million in three years.

  6. September 04, 2020

    Phillips 66 Says Marine Fuel Refining Patent Is Invalid

    Phillips 66 told a federal judge in Texas that he should not only find the company hasn't infringed four patents for technology that refines oil for marine fuel but should declare those patents invalid as well.

  7. July 14, 2020

    Phillips 66 Sued For Infringement Of Oil Refining IP

    Phillips 66 is facing a suit in Texas federal court that accuses the company of ripping off patent-protected technology for refining oil for marine fuel, with the patent holder alleging Phillips employs a practice of "efficient infringement" of intellectual property.