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

Other: Fed Circuit mandate

Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal

Final Written Decision: original

IPR2021-01065 USWS Patent Owners Updated Mandatory Notices

Other: Hearing transcript

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notice

Petitioner's Updated Power of Attorney

Demonstrative Exhibit for Oral Hearing (Not Evidence)

Petitioner's Hearing Presentation

Trial Hearing 37 C.F.R. § 42.70

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument

Patent Owner's Surreply

Deposition Transcript of Robert Schaaf (July 18, 2022) taken in IPR2021-01065, -01238, and -01315

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Robert Schaaf

Patent Owners Updated Mandatory Notices

Panel Change Order

Patent Owners Response Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.120

Ex. 2012 Correction of Inventorship

Ex. 2013 - File History - Correct Invemtorship - 15293681

Ex. 2014 "selective"

Robert Durham Deposition Transcript - IPR2021-01065 (Electronic Original)

Robert Schaaf Declaration

Patent Owners Updated Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.8(b)(3) and (b)(4)

Notice of Deposition of Robert Durham

DECISION Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. 314

SCHEDULING ORDER

Patent Owner Authorized Surreply

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

November 29, 2021 email from the Board authorizing preliminary reply and sur-reply

Services, Clean Fleet, U.S Well Services, http://uswellservices.com/services/ (last visited Nov. 15, 2021)

U.S. Well Services Press Release (dated Apr. 15, 2021)

H.R. Rep. No. 112-98 (June 1, 2011)

Patent Owner Preliminary Response

U.S. Patent Publication No. 20070201305

U.S. Patent Publication No. 20100250139

U.S. Patent Publication No. 20090153354

U.S. Patent Publication No. 20090308602

Steven Carlson, LANDSLIDE, Weaponizing IPRs

Alden Abbott et al., Crippling the Innovation Economy: Regulatory Overreach at the Patent Office

Declaration of Richard Schaaf

U.S. Wells Services LLC v. VoltaGrid, et al. Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Request for Hearing

Paul R. Michel, Testimony Before Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives

Declaration of Joel Broussard

Excerpt from file history of U.S. Patent 9410410

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Patent Owner Power of Attorney

Patent Owner Mandatory Notice

Power of Attorney

U.S. Patent No. 9,840,901 to Oehring and Hinderliter (filed Oct. 14, 2016 and issued Dec. 12, 2017) (901 Patent or Challenged Patent)

File History of U.S Patent No. 9,840,901 (App. No. 15/293,681) (901 Patent File History)

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2016/0326854 (filed as App. No. 15/202,085 on July 5, 2016 and published Nov. 10, 2016) (085 App)

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Declaration of Dr. Robert Durham

IPR Petition