Eastern District Patent Infringement Case Dismissed

The Eastern District Court of Texas sided with Downing Wellhead Equipment Tuesday in dismissing competitor Intelligent Wellhead Systems’ lawsuit claiming patent infringement of wellhead control equipment. 

“This ruling is a tremendous validation for Downing Wellhead,” Haynes Boone IP Litigation partner Tiffany Cooke said in a news release. “It demonstrates the importance of challenging weak patents that attempt to monopolize basic operational concepts rather than protect genuine technological innovation.”