N.D. Illinois Issues Local Patent Rules

From the Northern District of Illinois website:

"The judges of the Northern District of Illinois have enacted the Court’s Local Patent Rules to guide the pretrial procedures in patent cases. The Local Patent Rules are effective as of October 1, 2009, and are available on the court’s web site, www.ilnd.uscourts.gov, under Local Rules."

Click here to view the local rules from the court's website.

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Final Local Patent Rules (link)

Final Estimated Patent Case Schedule (link)

Appendix A (link)

Appendix B (link)