FRANK'S CASING CREW v. PMR TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

Nos. 00-1518, 00-1558 to 00-1560 and 01-1046.

292 F.3d 1363 (2002)

FRANK'S CASING CREW & RENTAL TOOLS, INC., C & H Pipe Services, Inc., Damco Services, Inc., Hobco, Inc., Hunting Tubular Threading, Inc., Rebel Rentals, Inc., Sladco, Inc., and Tong Rentals & Supply Co., Inc., and Tong Rentals, Inc., Plaintiffs-Cross Appellants, and Tubular Makeup Technology, Inc., Plaintiff-Cross Appellant, and Connection Technology, Ltd., and Tong Specialty, Inc., Plaintiffs-Cross Appellants, and Gulfstream Rental Tools, Inc., and Offshore Energy Services, Inc., Plaintiffs-Cross Appellants, and Benton Casing Service, Inc., Plaintiff, and Hydril Company, Plaintiff, and Tubular Technology, Inc., Plaintiff, and Spindletop Tubular Services, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, and VAM PTS Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, and Bilco Tools, Inc., and Cheyenne Services, Inc., Plaintiffs, and Loomis International, Inc., Plaintiff, v. PMR TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., and PMR Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellants, v. Darrell L. Vincent, Larry W. Vincent, Tubular Makeup Specialist, Inc., TMS Equipment Manufacturing & Sales, Inc., Connection Technology, and John E. Shaunfield, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

DECIDED: June 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy E. Matthews, The Matthews Firm, of Houston, TX, argued for plaintiffs-cross appellants, Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc., Et Al. With him on the brief was C. Vernon Lawson.

Dwayne L. Mason, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld, L.L.P., of Houston, TX, for plaintiff-cross-appellant, Tubular Makeup Technology, Inc. Of counsel were Lester L. Hewitt and John F. Luman.

Gregory C. Smith, Garvey, Smith, Nehrbass & Doody, L.L.C., of Metairie, LA, for plaintiff-cross appellants, Connection Technology, Ltd., and Tong Specialty, Inc. With him on the brief was Brett A. North.

Ashton R. O'Dwyer, Jr., Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P, of New Orleans, LA, for plaintiffs-cross appellants, Gulfstream Rental Tools, Inc., and Offshore Energy Services, Inc. On the brief was George Frazier.

Len R. Brignac, King, LeBlanc & Bland, LLP, of New Orleans, LA, for plaintiff-appellee, Spindletop Tubular Services, Inc.

Craig M. Lundell, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, of Houston, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellee, VAM PTS Company. With him on the brief was Steven G. Spears.

Herbert W. Fortson, III, Fortson, Frazer & Siegrist, P.C., of Houston, TX, argued for defendant-appellant, PMR Technologies, Ltd., and PRM Services, Inc. Of counsel on the brief was A.H. Evans, of Houston, TX.

Before CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge, ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and DYK, Circuit Judge.


DYK, Circuit Judge.

PMR Technologies LTD and PMR Services, Inc. (collectively, "PMR") appeal a declaratory judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The court held that it had personal jurisdiction over PMR; held that the named inventors of United States Patent RE 34,063 (the "'063 patent") had failed to list a true inventor (Peter Weiner ("Weiner")); and held that the '063...

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