Legal Opinion
Rock Bit International, Inc. v. Smith International, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 30, 1999No. Civil Action H-97-1017Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HOYT, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This is a patent infringement case. The patent at issue, United States Patent No. 5,145,016 (the “016 Patent”), claims the invention of roller cone drill bits comprising secondary cutting structures designed to cut and remove earth formations and promote heat dissipation during the drilling of oil and gas wells. The plaintiff, Rock Bit International, Inc., (“RBI”), alleges that Smith International, Inc. (“Smith”) has infringed its patent by making and selling like or similar drill bits such as the F27 drill bits. 1 Smith has…
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