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ROCK BIT INTERN., INC. v. SMITH INTERN., INC.

Civil Action No. H-97-1017.

82 F.Supp.2d 667 (1999)

ROCK BIT INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff, v. SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

September 30, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry W. Gunn, Law Offices of Jerry W. Gunn, Houston, TX, William C. Slusser, Slusser & Frost, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for plaintiff.

Thomas R. McDade, William P. Maines, McDade, Folger, Maines & Lohse, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Jeffrey W. Tayon, Leslie V. Payne, Conley, Rose & Tayon, P.C., Houston, TX, for defendant.

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...

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