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Local Patent Rules for Key Jurisdictions Toolkit
Practical Law Toolkit 2-563-3765 (Approx. 24 pages)
Local Patent Rules for Key Jurisdictions Toolkit
by Practical Law Intellectual Property & Technology
| Maintained • USA (National/Federal) |
A Toolkit of resources related to the key provisions and deadlines in the local patent rules, standing orders, or model scheduling orders for popular patent venues, including the US District Courts for the District of Delaware, Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, and Northern District of California. This Toolkit also includes model mandatory disclosures, such as infringement and invalidity contentions and claim construction briefs, typically required by local patent rules, standing orders, or model scheduling orders.
Most US district court patent cases are governed by local patent rules, standing orders, or model scheduling orders that govern the timing and substance of key events in a patent case, including:
- The patent owner's infringement contentions and accompanying document production.
- The accused infringer's invalidity contentions and accompanying document production.
- Amendment of infringement and invalidity contentions.
- Claim construction briefing and Markman hearings.
- The accused infringer's opinion of counsel disclosures.
- Expert reports and depositions.
This Toolkit provides continuously maintained resources designed to help patent litigation counsel comply with the local patent rules, standing orders, or model scheduling orders governing patent litigation in numerous jurisdictions. It includes:
- Model disclosures and filings typically required in most US district court patent litigation.
- Downloadable charts summarizing courts' key deadlines and required disclosures.
- Practice Notes discussing:
- mandatory disclosures in patent litigation and best practices for complying with them; and
- motion practice related to the mandatory disclosures in patent litigation.