Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. v. C&M Oilfield Rentals, LLC d/b/a C-MOR Energy Services
On March 29, 2024, B&L defeated the global law firm of Morgan Lewis when B&L secured a victory for client Nabors in a patent infringement and breach of contract lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennet granted B&L’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and held C&M’s asserted patent-in-suit, U.S. Patent No. 11,300,260, was invalid as anticipated (post-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1)) by C&M’s own parent patents. Judge Bennet also dismissed C&M’s asserted breach of contract claims that had been asserted against B&L’s client Nabors. This case further shows how B&L’s boutique efficiency can will the day with the firm’s two lawyers besting the oppositions large team of litigators.
See Civil Action No. 4:22-cv-02140 (ECF No. 107), United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.