Ten years ago, in an effort to create greater predictability for
patent litigation in the Northern District of Illinois, the
District enacted Local Patent Rules ("LPR")1
This annotated version of the LPRs is released in honor of the 10th
anniversary of the LPRs. In the 10 years since the District enacted
LPRs, a substantial body of case law has been developed
interpreting and applying the rules. This annotated version of the
LPRs collects decisions interpreting and applying the Rules from
October 1, 2009, up through September 30, 2019. After reciting each
rule, we provide citations to opinions that have applied the rule,
along with a relevant quote from the opinion and an explanatory
heading.
We hope the annotated LPRs are a valuable resource to the judges,
parties, and attorneys involved in patent litigation in the
Northern District of Illinois. Of course, the LPRs and these
annotations should be read in conjunction with the Northern
District of Illinois Local Rules as well as any applicable rules or
standing orders particular to each judge.
Although local patent rules from other jurisdictions were
considered in drafting the Northern District's LPRs, the LPRs
differ from other local patent rules in several important
respects.
Footnotes
1 On March 1, 2013, the Northern District amended the LPRs; the LPRs were further amended on October 26, 2018.
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