Local Rule Rule 801: Scope

RULE 801. SCOPE

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, these Rules apply to all civil actions filed in or transferred to this Court in which one or more parties (a) assert claims of patent infringement; (b) seek a declaratory judgment that a patent is not infringed, is invalid, or is unenforceable; (c) seek an order pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 256 directing the Director of Patents of the United States Patent Office to issue a certificate to correct an error regarding the identity of inventors; or (d) assert a claim pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 292 for false marking. Section I of the Local Rules of this Court shall also apply to such actions, except to the extent that they are inconsistent with the Local Rules in this Section VIII.