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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Apr. 11, 2008

Playing by the Rules

Focus Column - By Michael Barclay - The Northern District's amended Patent Local Rules contain two major bugs that need to dealt with at the start of a new patent case, Michael Barclay writes.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Michael Barclay

      Effective March 1, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California enacted a new set of its Patent Local Rules. While the new rules contain many useful changes and include amendments that reflect recent developments in patent law, the rules also contain two notable "bugs" or procedural traps for the unwary.
      In Markman v. Westview ...

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