Smith International Inc v. Halliburton Energy Services Inc, No. 6:05-cv-00191 (E.D. Tex. May 31, 2005)

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This case is before t he Court on the Motion to Dismi ss, Stay or Transfe r [Doc. # 10] filed by Defendan t Halliburton Energy Ser vices, Inc. (“Halliburton”). On March 21, 2005, Hallibur ton filed a declaratory judgment acti on in the Unit ed Sta tes Dist rict Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Div ision, Civi l Action No. 05-CV-93. When filed, the Tyler laws uit involved two of Smith Internat ional, Inc.’s (“Smith’s”) pa tents , No. 6,516,293 (“the ’293 pa tent”) and N o. 6,527 ,068 (“the ’068 patent”).