Local Rule D.C.COLO.LPtR 12: DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT IN PATENT CASES SEEKING DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

D.C.COLO.LPtR 12 DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT IN PATENT CASES SEEKING DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

If a party files a pleading seeking a declaratory judgment that a patent is not infringed, is invalid, or is unenforceable and the responsive pleading does not include a claim for patent infringement, then D.C.COLO.LPtR 4 shall not apply. If a party does not assert a claim for patent infringement in its answer to the pleading requesting declaratory judgment, then the party seeking a declaratory judgment shall proceed under D.C.COLO.LPtR 8 by the date specified in the Patent Scheduling Order.