Local Patent Rules -- Collection of Rules for the Busiest Patent Litigation Dockets
Local Patent Rules by Jurisdiction
We’ve collected all the local patent rules for the most active patent litigation jurisdictions in the US. Here is a link to each court’s local rules and local patent rules, by state:
California
CACD Local Rules CACD Local Patent Rules
CAND Local Rules CAND Local Patent Rules
CASD Local Rules Note - Local Rules Contain Local Patent Rules
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
GAND Local Rules GAND Local Patent Rules
Idaho
ID Local Rules ID Local Patent Rules
Illinois
ILND Local Rules ILND Local Patent Rules
ILSD Local Rules
Maryland
MDD Local Rules Note - Local Rules Contain Local Patent Rules
Massachusetts
MAD Local Rules Note - Local Rules Contain Local Patent Rules
Nevada
New Jersey
NJD Local Rules NJD Local Patent Rules
New York
NYED Local Rules Note - Local Rules Contain Local Patent Rules
NYND Local Rules NYND Local Patent Rules
NYSD Local Rules Note - Local Rules Contain Local Patent Rules
NYWD Local Rules NYWD Local Patent Rules
North Carolina
NCED Local Rules NCED Local Patent Rules
NCMD Local Rules NCMD Local Patent Rules
NCWD Local Rules NCWD Local Patent Rules
Ohio
OHND Local Rules OHND Local Patent Rules
OHSD Local Rules OHSD Local Patent Rules
Pennsylvania
PAW Local Rules PAWD Local Patent Rules
Texas
TXED Local Rules TXED Local Patent Rules
TXND Local Rules TXND Local Patent Rules Note - TXND adopted amended Local Patent Rules effective 10/1/19
TXSD Local Rules TXSD Local Patent Rules
TXWD Local Rules TXWD Local Patent Rules Note - TXWD has not yet adopted formal patent rules
Utah
UTD Local Rules UTD Local Patent Rules
Washington
WAWD Local Rules WAWD Local Patent Rules
Texas Local Patent Rules Resources
For counsel litigating patent cases in Texas, see our white papers Eastern District Texas Patent Rules: Diagram & Checklist, Southern District of Texas Patent Rules: Checklist, and Texas Patent Rules Northern District: Diagram & Checklist for more detail on Texas Local Patent Rules as well as a diagram of each set of rules and a downloadable checklist.
For a discussion of the recently amended local patent rules for the Northern District of Texas (NDTX Second Amended Miscellaneous Order No. 62, effective October 1, 2019) see our posts 7 Changes to the Northern District of Texas (TXND) Local Patent Rules and Northern District of Texas Adopts Amended Local Patent Rules Effective October 1, 2019.
Patent Litigation Insights
For more insights on patent infringement litigation, see our Intellectual Property Litigation Overview and our Patent Litigation Local Counsel pages.
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