Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. et al. vs U.S. Well Services LLC

Other: Fed Circuit mandate

ORDER Denying Without Prejudice to Refiling Petitioner's Motions to Expunge Confidential Information

Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal

Petitioner's Motion to Expunge Confidential Information

Redacted Hearing Transcript

Final Written Decision: original Grating-in-part and Denying-in-part Patent Owner Revised Non-Contingent Motion to Amend

Other: Hearing transcript

Conduct of the Proceeding 37 C.F.R. sec s 42.5 and 42.54

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice

Petitioner Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Hearing Presentation - REDACTED

Petitioner Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Hearing Presentation - CONTAINS PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL

Patent Owner U.S. Well Services, LLC Hearing Presentation - REDACTED

Patent Owner U.S. Well Services, LLC Hearing Presentation - CONTAINS PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL

Order Granting Petitioner's and Patent Owner's Motions to Seal

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notice

Petitioner's Updated Power of Attorney

Patent Owner's Motion to Seal Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to the Motion to Exclude Evidence

Patent Owner's Reply to Opposition to Motion to Exclude Evidence [CONTAINS PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIALS]

Patent Owner's Reply to Opposition to Motion to Exclude Evidence [REDACTED]

Petitioner's Motion to Seal Sur-Reply in Support of Opposition to Patent Owner's Revised Motion to Amend

Petitioner's Sur-Reply in Support of Opposition to Patent Owner's Revised Non-Contingent Motion to Amend

Petitioner's Sur-Reply in Support of Opposition to Patent Owner's Revised Non-Contingent Motion to Amend (REDACTED)

Petitioner's Motion to Seal Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude Evidence

Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude

Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude (Redacted)

EX 1100 - Declaration of Paul Smith

EX 1101 - Declaration of Chad Joost

EX 1102 - Email re Supplemental Evidence

EX 1103 - 105 2022.05.23 HAL 2nd Am Answer & CC (REDACTED COPY)

Order Trial Hearing

Patent Owner's Motion to Seal

Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude Evidence [CONTAINS PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIALS]

Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude Evidence [REDACTED]

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice

Patent Owner Motion to Seal

Patent Owner Reply to Petitioner Opposition to Patent Owner Revised Non-Contingent Motion to Amend [CONTAINS PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIALS]

Patent Owner Reply to Petitioner Opposition to Patent Owner Revised Non-Contingent Motion to Amend [REDACTED]

Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Evidence

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument

Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Revised Non-Contingent Motion to Amend [REDACTED]

Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Revised Non-Contingent Motion to Amend [PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL]

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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)

Declaration of Nathaniel E. Frank-White

Deposition Transcript of Chad Joost [PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL]

Deposition Transcript of Paul Smith [PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL]

Commercial Proposal from Stewart & Stevenson (2007) [PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL]

Third Declaration of Dr. Robert Durham [PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL]

REDACTED Third Declaration of Dr. Robert Durham

R.F. Krueger, ���Advances in Well Completion and Stimulation During JPT���s First Quarter Century,��� Journal of Petroleum Technology

Lietard, Olivier, Ayoub, Joseph, and Anthony Pearson. ���Hydraulic Fracturing of Horizontal Wells: An Update of Design and Execution Guidelines"

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Bielstein, W. J. ���Wire-Line Methods and Equipment.���

Webster, Kale. ���Current Completion Practices in Tight Reservoirs.���

Beck, J., Schultz, A., and D. Fitzgerald. ���Reservoir Evaluation Of Fractured Cretaceous Carbonates In South Texas.���

Holden, W.W., Prihoda, C.H., and B.E. Hall. ���Successful Stimulation of Fordoche Field With a Retarded HF Acid.���

Milligan, M.R., ���Sour Gas Well Completion Practices in the Foothills, Western Canada.���

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Petitioner's Motion to Seal Additional Documents

Patent Owner Notice of Deposition of Robert Durham

REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER

Patent Owner's Revised Non-Contingent Motion to Amend under 37 CFR 42.121

Preliminary Guidance

Order: on Motion

Order: on Motion

ORDER Granting Petitioners Motions for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel 37 C.F.R. 42.10

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response

Plaintiff U.S. Well Services, LLC���s Responsive Claim Construction Brief, U.S. Well Services, Inc. v. Halliburton Co., 6:21-cv-00367, Dkt. No. 59 (W.D. Tex. Nov. 17, 2021)

U.S. Well Services, LLC v. Tops Well Services, LLC, No. 3:19-cv-237, Dkt. 86 (S.D. Tex. May 15, 2020) (USWS���s Reply Claim Construction Brief)

Petitioner's Motion to Withdraw

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Petitioner's Withdrawal of the Notice of Deposition of Joel N. Broussard

Petitioner's Motion to Seal and for Entry of a Protective Order

Toshiba International Corporation, ���G7 Adjustable Speed Drive Operation Manual,��� Document No. 51546-009 (March 2005)

Declaration of Nathaniel E. Frank-White, custodian of records for Internet Archive regarding Toshiba documents (May 27, 2022) (PART 1)

Declaration of Nathaniel E. Frank-White, custodian of records for Internet Archive regarding Toshiba documents (May 27, 2022) (PART 2)

Stewart & Stevenson, ���Electric Fracturing Pump: Commercial Proposal,��� Quotation No., Revision 4 (July 31, 2012)

Declaration of Chad Joost, custodian of records for Stewart & Stevenson, sponsoring Exhibit 1056

Declaration of Jeffrey McPherson (June 21, 2022) supporting Deposition Transcript (April 19, 2022)

Deposition Transcript of William Marscher (June 21, 2022)

Declaration of William D. Marscher, P.E., filed as Exhibit 1003 in Evolution Well Services, LLC v. BJ Energy Solutions, LLC, IPR2022-00399 (January 11, 2022)

Deposition Transcript of Robert Schaaf (June 29, 2022), taken in IPR2021-01032, -01034, -01036, and -01038

Deposition Transcript of Robert Schaaf (July 1, 2022), taken in IPR2021-01033.

Second Declaration of Dr. Robert Durham (July 6, 2022)

Second Declaration of Dr. Robert Durham (July 6, 2022) (Redacted)

Correspondence from counsel for Stewart & Stevenson (July 5, 2022)

EXPUNGED

Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Amend (redacted)

Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Contingent Motion to Amend

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Joel N. Broussard

Notice of Stipulation of Change to Due Dates 2 and 3

Panel Change Order

Petitioner's Amended Notice of Deposition of Dr. Schaaf

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of William D. Marscher

EXPUNGED

PETITIONER'S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF DR. ROBERT SCHAAF

Conduct of the Proceeding 37 C.F.R. § 42.5

Patent Owner's Response to Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,410,410

Declaration of William D. Marscher, P.E.

U.S. Well Services, LLC v Tops Well Services, et al., Civil Action No. 3:19-CV-00237, Report and Recommendation and Order - Part 1

U.S. Well Services, LLC v Tops Well Services, et al., Civil Action No. 3:19-CV-00237, Report and Recommendation and Order - Part 2

U.S. Well Services, LLC v Tops Well Services, et al., Civil Action No. 3:19-CV-00237, Report and Recommendation and Order - Part 3

U.S. Well Services, LLC v Tops Well Services, et al., Civil Action No. 3:19-CV-00237, Report and Recommendation and Order - Part 4

U.S. Well Services, Inc. and U.S. Well Services, LLC v Halliburton Company and Cimarex Energy Co., Civil Action No. 6:21-cv-00367-ADA, Claim Construction Order

Merriam-Webster, Definition of Perform

Merriam-Webster, Definition of Detect

Deposition of Robert Durham, Ph.D.

Deposition of Robert Durham, Ph.D.

Patent Owner's Non-Contingent Motion to Amend under 37 CFR 42.121

Order: On Conference Concerning Motion to Amend

Other: ORDER Granting Patent Owner's Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice Changing Lead Counsel

Patent Owner's Power of Attorney

PATENT OWNERS MOTION TO WITHDRAW B. TODD PATTERSON AND JOHN A. YATES AND SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL

Patent Owner Notice of Deposition of Robert Durham

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Institution Decision: Grant

Order: Scheduling Order

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List

U.S. Well Services, LLC et al. v. Halliburton Company et al., No. 6:21-cv-00367, Dkt. 64 (W.D. Tex. December 8, 2021) Order Resetting Markman Hearing

Patent Owner Updated Exhibit List

Order Setting Markman Hearing

Patent Owner Authorized Sur-Reply

Judge Albright Standing Order

Updated PACER Docket Report

Kirsch Order

Order: Conduct of the Proceeding 37 C.F.R. secs. 42.5 and 42.108(c)

Exhibit 3001

Petitioner's Authorized Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

USWSs Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Preliminary Infringement Contentions dated July 12, 2021

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Order Governing Proceedings ��� Patent Case, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division (Judge Albright)

USWSs Disclosure of Extrinsic Evidence dated October 19, 2021

U.S. Well Services, LLC v. Tops Well Services, LLC, No. 3:19-cv-237, Dkt. 116 (S.D. Tex. June 11, 2020) (Markman Transcript)

U.S. Well Services, LLC v. Tops Well Services, LLC, No. 3:19-cv-237, Dkt. 72-9 (S.D. Tex. Apr. 23, 2020) (Declaration of Dr. Schaaf) Part 1

U.S. Well Services, LLC v. Tops Well Services, LLC, No. 3:19-cv-237, Dkt. 72-9 (S.D. Tex. Apr. 23, 2020) (Declaration of Dr. Schaaf) Part 2

U.S. Well Services, LLC v. Tops Well Services, LLC, No. 3:19-cv-237, Dkt. 72-9 (S.D. Tex. Apr. 23, 2020) (Declaration of Dr. Schaaf) Part 3

U.S. Well Services, LLC v. Tops Well Services, LLC, No. 3:19-cv-237, Dkt. 90 (S.D. Tex. May 19, 2020) (USWSs Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity Under 35 U.S.C. �� 112)

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PATENT OWNERS PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 9,410,410

Davis, Ryan, Albright Says He���ll Very Rarely Put Cases On Hold For PTAB, Law 360

Agreed Scheduling Order, Case No. 6:21-cv-00367

Petitioner���s Preliminary Invalidity Contentions

PACER Docket Report, No. 6:21-cv-00367

Declaration of Robert Schaaf

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U.S. Well Services Issues $125.5 Millio Convertible Senior Secured PIK Notes, Executes License Agreement with ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, and Finalizes Amendment to Senior Secured Term Loan, YAHOO! FINANCE

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Declaration of Joel N. Broussard

Deutser, Brad, Game-changing hydraulic fracturing technology, reduces emissions by 99 percent

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Petitioner���s ���All-Electric Fracturing��� Brochure

USWS���s Original Complaint, Civil Action No. 3:19-cv-00237

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Patent Owner Power of Attorney

Patent Owner Mandatory Notices

U.S. Patent No. 8,789,601 by Joel Broussard et al. entitled "System for Pumping Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid using Electric Pumps"

U.S. Patent No. 9,410,410 by Joel Broussard et al. entitled "System for Pumping Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid using Electric Pumps"

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File History for U.S. Patent No. 8,789,601

File History for U.S. Patent No. 9,410,410

File History for U.S. Patent No. 10,337,308 (Part 1)

File History for U.S. Patent No. 10,337,308 (Part 2)

File History for U.S. Patent No. 10,337,308 (Part 3)

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PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF CLAIMS 1-14 and 17-21 OF U.S. PATENT NO. 9,410,410

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