Local Rule L.P.R. 1-1: Scope of the Patent Rules

N.D. Ind. L.P.R. 1–1 Scope of the Patent Rules

(a) Applicability. These rules govern cases in which jurisdiction is based, in whole or in part, on 28 U.S.C.§ 1338. The court may depart from these rules in exceptional circumstances.

(b) Compliance. Litigants are expected to comply with these rules. They may not circumvent them by, for example, pursuing discovery into infringement and invalidity contentions by seeking discovery responses before completion of the preliminary contentions process outlined in N.D. Ind. L.P.R. 3-1.