Oilfield Technology

Haynes Boone has been assisting clients in the oilfield services industry for more than 50 years. Many of the members of our oilfield services intellectual property team worked in the oilfield services industry as engineers before the practice of law.

Our team has helped clients in all aspects of their oilfield services IP needs.

Patent Prosecution and PTO Representation - We have filed more than 10,000 patent applications in the oilfield services industry both domestically and internationally.

IP Counseling and Opinions – We assist our clients in building and managing complex portfolios of patent rights in the oilfield services industry. Our team regularly provides clients with analyses of complex scientific and legal issues, including freedom-to-operate, non-infringement, and invalidity opinions. We also provide landscape analyses and consult with and advise clients on design-around alternatives.

Oilfield Services Transactions – We advise clients with respect to a full range of transactional issues in the oilfield services industry, including patent and related IP due diligence and the negotiation and drafting of various agreements in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, secure financings, bankruptcy and partnering arrangements such as development agreements, licensing agreements, test agreements, university agreements, joint ventures, and distribution agreements.

Oilfield Services IP Litigation and IPR Matters – Trial attorneys on our oilfield services team are adept at handling patent infringement, trade secret and copyright litigation for our clients in state and federal courts across the country, including the International Trade Commission. Our nation leading IPR team is one of the top ten most prolific advocates before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and most successful firm representing petitioners in IPR.