Local Rule Local Patent Rule 2: Initial Scheduling Conference

Local Patent Rule 2. Initial Scheduling Conference

When the parties confer under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f), in addition to the matters covered by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26, the parties must discuss and address in the report filed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f):

(a) any proposed modification of the deadlines or proceedings set forth in these Local Patent Rules;

(b) proposed format of and deadlines for claim construction filings and proceedings, including a proposal for any expert discovery the parties propose to take in connection therewith; and

(c) proposed format of and deadlines for service of infringement, invalidity and/or unenforceability contentions, including any proposed deadlines for supplementation thereof.