Completion Tracer prevails in patent infringement case brought by Resman, an SLB company

Oslo District Court finds no infringement, declares Resman’s broadest asserted patent invalid, and orders Resman to cover Completion Tracer’s legal costs.

Completion Tracer, a provider of advanced tracer-based well-surveillance technology, announces that Oslo District Court has issued its judgment in patent infringement proceedings initiated by Resman in 2024.

Resman asserted three patents against FlowTrace, a Completion Tracer product.

Completion Tracer counterclaimed, challenging the validity of Resman’s broadest asserted patent.

Oslo District Court has now unanimously ruled in Completion Tracer’s favor on all material issues:

·        No patent infringement was found.

·        Resman’s broadest asserted patent was declared invalid.

·        Resman was ordered to pay Completion Tracer’s legal costs.

The judgment confirms the independent value and legal robustness of Completion Tracer’s technology. The FlowTrace method was found to be a new, useful and non-obvious invention, independent of the Resman patents.

“The court has spoken clearly and decisively, and we are ready to move forward,” Ole Magnar Drønen, CEO of Completion Tracer, says. “We can now direct our full attention and resources to the market, helping customers unlock greater value from their fields.”

“Our patented FlowTrace system is a game changer, delivering simple, reliable and accurate reservoir inflow measurements at selected depths along the wellbore. We are therefore very pleased that the court has confirmed that the system does not infringe any of the asserted patents,” Torger Skillingstad, Chairman of the Board at Completion Tracer, adds.

The judgment remains subject to potential appeal.

Completion Tracer was represented by Legal Counsel, Ida Gjessing, in the lawsuit.