-Parties: The plaintiff was Rugged Engineering Designs Inc. The defendants included CT Energy Services Ltd. and Charles Abernethy Anderson. By counterclaim, CT Energy Services Ltd. was the plaintiff by counterclaim, and Rugged Engineering Designs Inc. was the defendant by counterclaim.

-Subject Matter: This is a patent dispute action before the Federal Court involving allegations of infringement of Canadian Patent No. 2,803,652 relating to bottom-hole assembly technology for directional drilling, along with a counterclaim seeking a declaration of patent invalidity, damages for alleged false and misleading statements, negligent misrepresentation, and unlawful interference with economic relations. The matter has been designated as a specially managed proceeding under the case management of Associate Judge John C. Cotter, with the parties pursuing Court-assisted mediation and a further case management conference set for May 14, 2026. The case is ongoing.

-Date: The case management conference was set on May 14, 2026.

-Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.

-Amount: No financial award was specified. CT Energy Services Ltd. claims damages in excess of $150,000 for alleged false or misleading statements and $100,000 for alleged negligent misrepresentation in its counterclaim, but no award has been made.