Law Practice,
Intellectual Property
Mar. 24, 2017
New rules, new issues: revisions to Northern District's local patent rules
The Northern District of California recently enacted revisions to the Patent Local Rules. The revised rules are effective immediately in all pending patent cases.
John P. Bovich
Partner
Reed Smith LLP
101 2nd St Ste 1800
San Francisco , CA 94105
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Email: jbovich@reedsmith.com
Univ of Wisconsin Law School; Madison WI
The Northern District of California was the first jurisdiction to issue special local rules governing patent disputes in its courts. Since that time, more than 30 other jurisdictions have followed suit by adopting similar patent local rules and most, if not all, borrowed heavily from the original Northern District local patent rules.
On Jan. 17, the Northern District enacted revisions to the Patent Local Rules. The revised rules are effective immediately in all patent cases pending i...
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