REED TOOL CO. v. DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 80-2170.

672 F.2d 523 (1982)

REED TOOL COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. and Smith International, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vinson & Elkins, A. H. Evans, W. Ronald Robins, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Arnold, White & Durkee, John F. Lynch, Houston, Tex., for Dresser Ind.

Christie, Parker & Hale, Andrew J. Belansky, Pasadena, Cal., for Smith Intern., Inc.

Before GARZA and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Reed Tool Company ("Reed"), a Texas corporation primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling rotary equipment, brought suit against two of its principal competitors, Dresser Industries, Inc. ("Dresser") and Smith International, Inc. ("Smith"), alleging infringement of United States Patent No. 3,495,668.1

The patent in question relates to a three-cone rotary rock bit used to drill oil and...

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