IPR2022-00074 - Halliburton Energy Services Inc et al. v. US Well Services LLCReport Error
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PATENT NUMBER
APPL. NUMBER
15235716
STATUS
Final Written Decision Appealed
FILING DATE
2021-11-08
INSTITUTION DATE
2022-05-12
TERMINATION DATE
2023-04-27
AUTHOR JUDGE
Timeline
Petition
Notice of Filing Date
Preliminary Response
Institution Decision
Motion to Amend
Opposition to Amendment
Motion to Amend
Opposition to Amendment
Reply to Opposition
Motion to Amend
Final Decision
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Docket
| 1 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Power of Attorney | Power of Attorney |
| 2 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Petition | Petition for Inter Partes Review |
| 1001 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | U.S. Patent No. 10,254,732 to Jared Oehring et al. (filed August 12, 2016 and issued April 9, 2019) (732 Patent or Challenged Patent) | |
| 1002 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Declaration of Dr. Robert A. Durham in Support of Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 10,254,732, with CV attached as Appendix A (Durham Decl.) | |
| 1003 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | File History of U.S Patent No. 10,254,732 (App. No. 15/235,716) (732 Patent File History) | |
| 1004 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | U.S. Patent Publication No. 2014/0138079 to Joel N. Broussard et al., entitled System for Pumping Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Using Electric Pumps (filed as App. No. 13/679,689 on Nov. 16, 2012 and published May 22, 2014) (Broussard) | |
| 1005 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0236818 to Jason D. Dykstra, entitled Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Manufacture of Well Treatment Fluid (filed as App. No. 11/691,623 on Mar. 27, 2007 and published Oct. 2, 2008) (Dykstra-818) | |
| 1006 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | U.S. Patent Publication No. 2009/0078410 to David Krenek et al., entitled Aggregate Delivery Unit (filed as App. No. 12/212,698 on September 18, 2008 and published March 26, 2009) (Krenek) | |
| 1007 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | U.S. Patent Publication No. 2011/0061855 to Leonard R. Case et al. | |
| 1012 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/204,331 (filed August 12, 2015) (Provisional) | |
| 1013 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | U.S. Patent No. 10,337,308 to Joel N. Broussard et al. entitled System for Pumping Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Using Electric Pumps (filed as App. No. 15/202,085 on July 5, 2016 and issued July 2, 2019) (308 Patent) | |
| 1014 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Eugene A. Avallone et al., Marks Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, 11th ed. (McGraw-Hill: 2007) (Marks) | |
| 1015 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA-NIOSH Hazard Alert: Worker Exposure to Silica during Hydraulic Fracturing (DSTEM 6/2012) (OSHA-Silica) | |
| 1016 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Declaration of Duncan Hall of Internet Archive, authenticating Exhibits 1017-1025 (October 26, 2021) | |
| 1017 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Amazon.com listing for StarTech NETRS2321E 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server by StarTech (May 31, 2014) | |
| 1018 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Amazon.com listing for StarTech.com 1 Port RS232 Serial to IP Ethernet Converter (NETRS2321P) by StarTech (Oct. 9, 2014) (StarTech) | |
| 1019 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Amazon.com listing for TCP/IP Ethernet to Serial RS232 RS485 RS422 Converter by Atc (Feb. 1, 2014) | |
| 1020 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Amazon.com listing for SainSmart TCP/IP Ethernet to Serial RS232 RS485 Intelligent Communication Converter by SainSmart (Aug. 17, 2014) | |
| 1021 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Amazon.com listing for Global Cache iTach, IP to Serial with PoE (IP2SL-P) by Global Cach (Oct. 30, 2014) | |
| 1022 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Moxastore website, listing for Moxa 802.11 Ethernet to Serial (May 24, 2016) | |
| 1023 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Moxastore website, homepage (Feb. 15, 2015) | |
| 1024 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Moxastore website, about us (Mar. 8, 2015) | |
| 1025 | 2021-11-08 | Petitioner | Moxastore website, listing for NPORTIA5250 (Mar. 8, 2015) | |
| 3 | 2021-11-18 | Board | Notice of Filing Date | Notice: Notice filing date accorded |
| 4 | 2021-11-29 | Potential Patent Owner | Power of Attorney | Patent Owner Power of Attorney |
| 5 | 2021-11-29 | Potential Patent Owner | Mandatory Notice | Patent Owner Mandatory Notices |
| 6 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | Preliminary Response | Patent Owner Preliminary Response |
| 2001 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | U.S. Patent No. 9,410,410 | |
| 2002 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | U.S. Patent No. 10,337,308 | |
| 2003 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | U.S. Patent No. 7,494,263 | |
| 2004 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | U.S. Patent Publication No. 2007/0201305 | |
| 2005 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | U.S. Patent No. 10,408,031 | |
| 2006 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | U.S. Patent No. 10,408,030 | |
| 2007 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | Alden Abbott et al. paper | |
| 2008 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | Paul R. Michel Testimony | |
| 2009 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | Steven Carlson Weaponizing IPRs | |
| 2010 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | Excerpt from file history of U.S. Patent 9,410,410 | |
| 2011 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | Liz Hampton BUSINESS NEWS | |
| 2012 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | Declaration of Robert Schaaf | |
| 2013 | 2022-02-18 | Potential Patent Owner | U.S. Wells Services LLC v. VoltaGrid, et al. Motion for Preliminary Injunction | |
| 7 | 2022-03-09 | Petitioner | Reply | Petitioner's Authorized Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response |
| 1026 | 2022-03-09 | Petitioner | March 4, 2022 email from the Board authorizing preliminary reply and sur-reply | |
| 1027 | 2022-03-09 | Petitioner | U.S. Patent No. 9,410,410 to Broussard, McPherson, and Kurtz (filed Nov. 16, 2012 and issued Aug. 9, 2016) (410 Patent) | |
| 1028 | 2022-03-09 | Petitioner | U.S. Well Services Press Release (dated Apr. 15, 2021), available at: https://ir.uswellservices.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/53/u-s-well-services-inc-files-suit-against-halliburton | |
| 1029 | 2022-03-09 | Petitioner | Services, Clean Fleet, U.S Well Services, http://uswellservices.com/services/ (last visited Nov. 15, 2021) | |
| 8 | 2022-03-16 | Potential Patent Owner | Sur-Reply | Patent Owners Authorized Sur-Reply to Petitioners Authorized Reply to Patent Owners Preliminary Response |
| 9 | 2022-05-12 | Board | Institution Decision | Institution Decision: Grant |
| 10 | 2022-05-12 | Board | Other | Order: SCHEDULING ORDER |
| 11 | 2022-06-14 | Board | Conduct of Proceeding | Panel Change Order |
| 12 | 2022-07-12 | Petitioner | Mandatory Notice | Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices |
| 13 | 2022-07-18 | Potential Patent Owner | Other | Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel |
| 14 | 2022-07-18 | Potential Patent Owner | Mandatory Notice | Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices |
| 15 | 2022-07-26 | Board | Conduct of Proceeding | Order |
| 16 | 2022-08-05 | Potential Patent Owner | Mandatory Notice | Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices |
| 17 | 2022-08-05 | Potential Patent Owner | Power of Attorney | Patent Owner's Power of Attorney |
| 18 | 2022-08-08 | Board | Other | Order: Excusing Late Filing 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.5 |
| 19 | 2022-08-08 | Potential Patent Owner | Motion to Amend | Patent Owner's Non-Contingent Motion to Amend Under 37 C.F.R. �� 42.121 |
| 2014 | 2022-08-08 | Potential Patent Owner | Declaration of William D. Marscher, P.E. in Support of Non-Contingent Motion to Amend | |
| 20 | 2022-10-28 | Potential Patent Owner | Mandatory Notice | Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice |
| 22 | 2022-10-28 | Petitioner | Other | Petitioner's Motion to Seal and for Entry of a Protective Order |
| 23 | 2022-10-28 | Petitioner | Opposition to Amendment | Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Non-Contingent Motion to Amend [REDACTED] |
| 1030 | 2022-10-28 | Petitioner | Deposition Transcript of William Marscher | |
| 1031 | 2022-10-28 | Petitioner | Deposition Transcript of Robert Schaaf | |
| 1032 | 2022-10-28 | Petitioner | U.S. Patent Publication No. 2015/0144336 to Hardin | |
| 1033 | 2022-10-28 | Petitioner | Second Declaration of Dr. Robert A. Durham [REDACTED] | |
| 1034 | 2022-10-28 | Petitioner | Weir SPM: General Catalog (2009) | |
| 1035 | 2022-10-28 | Petitioner | Declaration of Nathaniel E. Frank-White, custodian of records for Internet Archive | |
| 1077 | 2022-10-28 | Petitioner | Declaration of Chad Joost | |
| 1078 | 2022-10-28 | Petitioner | Declaration of Paul Smith | |
| 24 | 2022-11-04 | Potential Patent Owner | Other | Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Evidence |
| 25 | 2022-11-16 | Board | Other | Notice: PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE PATENT OWNERS MOTION TO AMEND |
| 26 | 2022-11-16 | Board | Other | Order: Concerning Entry of Preliminary Guidance Under Seal |
| 27 | 2022-11-17 | Petitioner | Mandatory Notice | Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notice |
| 28 | 2022-11-17 | Petitioner | Power of Attorney | Petitioner's Updated Power of Attorney |
| 29 | 2022-12-06 | Potential Patent Owner | Mandatory Notice | Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice |
| 30 | 2022-12-09 | Potential Patent Owner | Other | Patent Owner's Motion to Seal |
| 32 | 2022-12-09 | Potential Patent Owner | Motion to Amend | Patent Owner's Revised Non-Contingent Motion to Amend [REDACTED] |
| 33 | 2022-12-15 | Board | Other | REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER |
| 36 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Opposition to Amendment | Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Non-Contingent Revised Motion to Amend [REDACTED] |
| 37 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Other | Petitioner's Motion to Seal Opposition to Revised Motion to Amend Pursuant to 37 C.F.R 42.54 |
| 1036 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Third Declaration of Dr. Robert A. Durham [REDACTED] | |
| 1037 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | U.S. Patent Publication No. 2017/0226842 to Omont et al. | |
| 1038 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | U.S. Patent Publication No. 2004/0212679 to Jun | |
| 1039 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | D.H. Pritchard, “U.S. Color Television Fundamentals: A Review,” SMPTE Journal, November 1977, Volume 86 | |
| 1040 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Reese H. Taylor, “Efficiency: Watchword of the Oil Industry,” Financial Analysts Journal | |
| 1041 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | F.C. Appl et al., “A Viewing Lens for High Pressure Applications,” Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, SPE-299 | |
| 1042 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Robert O. Briggs, “Development of a Downhole Television Camera,” Oceanographic Engineering Corporation, La Jolla, California | |
| 1043 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | U.S. Patent No. 2,852,600 to Jenkins, entitled “Well Surveying By Television,” | |
| 1044 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | R.E. Hurst et al., “Development and Application of ‘Frac’ Treatments in the Permian Basin,” | |
| 1045 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Michael B. Smith et al., “Fracture Width—Design vs. Measurement,” Amoco Production Co., Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, SPE 10965 | |
| 1046 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Douglas Talley, “Development of a Closed Circuit TV Borehole Probe,” Design Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Contract H0308041 | |
| 1047 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | R.E. Cooper et al., “The First Purpose-Built Stimulation Vessel for North Sea Application,” Dowell Schlumberger, Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, SPE 12993 | |
| 1048 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Steve Maddox, “Visualizing Production in Flowing Oil Wells,” Halliburton Energy Services | |
| 1049 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | A.N. Martin et al., “Lessons Learned from 27 Years’ Experience of Stimulation Vessel Design and Operation – a Case Study,” | |
| 1050 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | D.J. Stewart, “Extracting the Digit!! Time for an ROV Electronics Shake- Up?” Kongsberg Simrad Ltd, UTI 1997 | |
| 1051 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Amazon.com listing for Security & Surveillance Cameras (Dec. 3, 2015) | |
| 1052 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Amazon.com listing for Amcrest ProHD Wireless IP Security Camera | |
| 1053 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Amazon.com listing for Samsung SDH-C5100 16 Channel 720p HD DVR Video Security System | |
| 1054 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | Samsung All-In-One Security System, Quick Start Guide Kit Model SDHC5100 | |
| 1055 | 2023-01-20 | Petitioner | U.S. Well Services, Inc. v. Halliburton Co., Case No. 6:21-cv-00367-ADA, Dkt. No. 74, Memorandum in Support of Claim Construction Order (Jan. 17, 2022) | |
| 38 | 2023-01-27 | Petitioner | Other | Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument |
| 39 | 2023-01-27 | Potential Patent Owner | Other | Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument |
| 40 | 2023-02-02 | Board | Trial Hearing Order | ORDER Trial Hearing 37 C.F.R. 42.70 |
| 41 | 2023-02-10 | Potential Patent Owner | Other | Patent Owner's Motion to Seal Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Revised Non-Contingent Motion to Amend |
| 43 | 2023-02-10 | Potential Patent Owner | Reply to Opposition | Patent Owner's Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Revised Non-Contingent Motion to Amend [REDACTED] |
| 44 | 2023-02-14 | Board | Other | Granting Petitioner and Patent Owner Motions to Seal 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14 and 42.54 |
| 46 | 2023-03-02 | Petitioner | Exhibit | Petitioner's Hearing Demonstratives (REDACTED) |
| 48 | 2023-03-02 | Potential Patent Owner | Exhibit | Patent Owner's Hearing Demonstratives [REDACTED] |
| 49 | 2023-03-03 | Petitioner | Motion to Amend | Petitioner's Motion to Seal Sur-Reply In Support Of Opposition to Revised Motion to Amend |
| 51 | 2023-03-03 | Petitioner | Reply | Petitioner Sur-Reply ISO Opposition to Patent Owner's Non-Contingent Revised Motion to Amend (Redacted) |
| 1079 | 2023-03-03 | Petitioner | Ex. 1079 - IPR2021-01316, Paper 44 Final Written Decision | |
| 1080 | 2023-03-03 | Petitioner | Ex. 1080 - Federal Register Notice Vol. 84, No. 51 2019-03-15 | |
| 52 | 2023-03-07 | Board | Other | ORDER Granting Petitioners Motion to Seal Sur reply in Support of Opposition To Revised Motion To Amend 37 C.F.R. secs 42.14 and 42.54 |
| 54 | 2023-03-24 | Board | Other | Order: Conduct of the Proceeding - 37 CFR 42.5 and 42.54 |
| 55 | 2023-04-05 | Petitioner | Other | Redacted Hearing Transcript |
| 56 | 2023-04-27 | Board | Final Decision | Final Written Decision: original |
| 57 | 2023-06-29 | Potential Patent Owner | Notice of Appeal | Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal |
Grounds Asserted