National Oilwell Varco, L.P. v. Omron Oilfield & Marine, Inc., No. 15-1406 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 25, 2017)

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Plaintiff National Oilwell Varco, L.P. (NOV) filed this patent case alleging that Defendant Omron Oilfield and Marine, Inc. (Omron) infringed claims 11 and 14 of U.S. Patent No. 5,474,142 (’142 Patent) . Omron moved to dismiss the complaint and, in the alternative, for sum- mary judgment of invalidity and noninfringe ment. T he district court granted Omron’s motion to dismiss, with prejudice, finding that NOV lacked standing to assert the ’142 Patent, and awarded attorney fees to Omron based on the exceptional nature of NOV’s litigation conduct .