Legal Opinion
Reed Tool Company v. Dresser Industries, Inc. And Smith International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1982No. 80-2170PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Reed Tool Company (“Reed”), a Texas corporation primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling rotary equipment, brought suit against two of its principal competitors, Dresser Industries, Inc. (“Dresser”) and Smith International, Inc. (“Smith”), alleging infringement of United States Patent No. 3,495,668. 1
The patent in question relates to a three-cone rotary rock bit used to drill oil and gas wells. 2 At trial, the defendants denied infringement and alleged invalidity and unenforceability of the patent both on equitable and statutory grounds. The district…
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- Control Components, Inc., and Richard E. Self v. Valtek, Inc. And Alpha Engineering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Louis W. Parker, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Motorola, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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- Marvin I. May v. American Southwest Waterbed Distributors, Inc., a Texas Corporation and Frank Lucas, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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