Patent suits filed Sept. 10, 2012, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Oil States Energy Services LLC f/k/a Stinger Wellhead Protection Inc. v. Trojan Wellhead Protection Inc. f/k/a Guardian Wellhead Protection Inc. and Green’s Energy Group LLC
Civil Action No: 6:12-cv-00611-LED
Cause of Action: Filed for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,179,053, entitled “Lockdown Mechanism for Well Tools Requiring Fixed-Point Packoff.”
Plaintiff’s Attorneys: C. Erik Hawes, Paul E. Krieger and Clayton A. Morton, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Houston.

Blue Spike LLC v. Fujitsu America Inc. and Fujitsu Semiconductor America Inc, f/k/a Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc.
Civil Action No: 6:12-cv-00616-LED
Cause of Action: Filed for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,346,472, U.S. Patent No. 7,660,700, U.S. Patent No. 7,949,494 and U.S. Patent No. 8,214,175, all titled “Method and Device for Monitoring and Analyzing Signals.”
Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Eric M. Albritton, Stephen E. Edwards and Michael A. Benefield, Albritton Law Firm, Longview; Randall T. Garteiser, Christopher A. Honea and Christopher S. Johns, Garteiser Honea, San Rafael, Calif.

-- Christine Lesicko