Cameron International Corporation v. Nitro Fluids L.L.C.

  1. October 03, 2025

    Cameron Can't Pin $8.9M IP Verdict On Bankrupt Co.'s Owners

    Cameron International Corp. cannot hold the owners of Nitro Fluids LLC liable for a nearly $9 million patent infringement verdict against the bankrupt fracking and oil drilling services group, a Texas federal judge ruled, saying Cameron waited too long to add the owners to the litigation.

  2. March 28, 2024

    Jury Gives Cameron $9M Win In Fracking Patent Fight

    A Texas federal jury has handed Cameron International Corp. a $9 million award after finding that Nitro Fluids LLC willfully infringed two of its patents covering aspects of certain fracking systems used in oil and gas production.

  3. August 29, 2019

    Schlumberger Unit Dodges Sanctions In Fracking Patent Suit

    A Texas federal judge has refused to sanction Cameron International Corp. after an oilfield services company accused the Schlumberger subsidiary of filing frivolous patent infringement litigation.

  4. June 21, 2019

    Schlumberger Unit Fights Sanctions Bid In Patent Suit

    Schlumberger subsidiary Cameron International Corp. told a Texas federal court it doesn't deserve to be sanctioned for pursuing a patent infringement case against an oilfield services company, saying it had lodged "objectively reasonable infringement claims."

  5. May 31, 2019

    Schlumberger Unit Hit With Sanctions Request In Patent Suit

    An oilfield services company asked a Texas federal court to sanction a Schlumberger subsidiary over a patent infringement lawsuit it says is the "poster child for bad-faith, ill-advised, vexatious litigation."