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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