Auto-Dril, Inc. v. National Oilwell Varco, L.P.

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ AUTO-DRIL, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant v.

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P., CANRIG DRILLING TECHNOLOGY, LTD.,

Defendants-Appellees ______________________

2018-1991 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Nos. 4:16-cv-00280, 4:16-cv- 00293, Judge Lee H. Rosenthal. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ DAVID G. HENRY, SR., Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, Hou- ston, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by JAMES LAWTON REED, JR.

BRADFORD TURNER LANEY, Raley & Bowick, LLP, Hou- ston, TX, argued for defendants-appellees. Also repre- sented by ROBERT MCGEE BOWICK, JR., JOHN WESLEY RALEY, III. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, REYNA, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 15, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court