Local Rule LPR 1-15: JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION AND PREHEARING STATEMENT

LPR 1-15. JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION AND PREHEARING STATEMENT

(a) Not later than 14 days after the exchange of proposed claim constructions under LPR 1-14, the parties must jointly prepare and file a "Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement."

(b) The joint statement must contain the following information:

(1) The construction of those terms, phrases, or clauses on which the parties agree;

(2) Each party's proposed construction of each disputed term, phrase, or clause together with a summary of the action proposed for each issue (e.g., the party proposes that this term be construed to mean "X");

(3) The identity of any references from the specification or prosecution history in support of each proposed construction;

(4) An identification of the extrinsic evidence known to the party on which it intends to rely either to support its proposed claim construction or to oppose any other party's proposed claim construction, including, without limitation, as applicable, dictionary definitions, citations to learned treatises and prior art, and testimony of percipient and expert witnesses; and

(5) The anticipated length of time necessary for the claim construction hearing and whether any party intends to call witnesses at the claim construction hearing, the identity of each such witness, and a summary of his or her testimony.