US Synthetic Corp. Challenges ITC Decision on Diamond Drilling Tool Patents at Federal Circuit

In a recent legal development, US Synthetic Corp. has approached the Federal Circuit, seeking a reversal of a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) decision. The Utah-based company argues that the ITC erred in allowing rivals to import a diamond oil drilling tool material, which allegedly infringes upon US Synthetic’s intellectual property rights. The company contends that the ITC incorrectly assessed its drilling technology invention as abstract and patent-ineligible. More details on this ongoing legal dispute can be found in the Law360 article.