Judges and Judiciary,
Intellectual Property,
Government
Aug. 6, 2021
National patent judges pilot program ends
Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of the Central District of California signed a general order shortly before the national pilot program expired July 4 declaring that judges in the Los Angeles based court have decided to establish their own permanent patent program following similar rules.
A decade-old nationwide pilot program designed to steer patent litigation to judges who volunteered to take them quietly ended last month, but the Central District of California is not giving up on it.
Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez signed a general order shortly before the national pilot program expired July 4 declaring that judges in the Los Angeles based court have decid...
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