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InnetiQs, Oceaneering UK meetings in Texas not enough for US jurisdiction

By Melissa Ritti ( May 9, 2025, 13:32 GMT | Insight) -- “High level” talks between InnetiQs GmbH and UK-based Oceaneering International Services Limited that took place in Texas at the global headquarters of Oceaneering's corporate parent cannot anchor US jurisdiction in a lawsuit over patented offshore energy technology. Because the deal struck by InnetiQs and Oceaneering UK is governed by the laws of England, provides for exclusive jurisdiction in the UK courts and was signed outside the US, Sonomatic Ltd. must take its patent infringement claims elsewhere, a US judge ruled yesterday.Three visits to Texas by a representative for Germany’s InnetiQs to discuss “future collaboration at a high level” with the UK’s Oceaneering International Services Limited are not the type of contacts necessary for the exercise of specific personal jurisdiction, a federal judge in Texas has found....

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