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Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield v. Churchill Drilling Tools US, No. 17-2137 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 4, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-2137
Decided
April 4, 2018
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit SCHOELLER-BLECKMANN OILFIELD

EQUIPMENT AG, BICO DRILLING TOOLS, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellees

v.

CHURCHILL DRILLING TOOLS US, INC.,

CHURCHILL DRILLING TOOLS (RENTALS) LTD.,

Defendants-Appellants

B & W DRILLING TOOLS, LLC,

Defendant 2017-2137

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in No. 3:13-cv-00100, Judge Nancy F. Atlas.

JUDGMENT

BRIAN W. NOLAN, Mayer Brown, LLP, New York, NY, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. Also represented by LISA M. FERRI; PAUL WHITFIELD HUGHES, Washington, DC.

2J. DAVID CABELLO, Blank Rome LLP, Houston, TX, argued for defendants-appellants. Also represented by JAMES H. HALL, STEPHEN D. ZINDA; BRIAN WM. HIGGINS, Washington, DC. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, MAYER, and TARANTO, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 4, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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