Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

E.D. Tex.

Performance Pulsation Control, Inc. v. Sigma Drilling Technologies, LLC et al, No. 4:17-cv-00450 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 13, 2018)

Granted in Part
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division
Case No.
No. 4:17-cv-00450, Dkt. No. 89
Decided
February 13, 2018
Judge
Amos L. Mazzant, III, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Length
9 pages

From the Opinion

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Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Performance Pulsation Control , Inc.’s (“PPC”) Motion to Compel (Dkt. #58). After reviewing the relevant pleadings and motion, the Court finds the motion should be granted in part. BACKGROUND This case involves PPC’s allegations that Justin Manley (“J. Manley”), a former employee, formed a competing company, Sigma Drilling Technologies, LLC (“Sigma”), to market and s ell pulsation control products that he developed within the course of his employment with PPC. Specifically, PPC claims that J.