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Northern District Judges Speak About Patent Pilot Program

July 26, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Barbara M. G. Lynn, David C. Godbey, Ed Kinkeade, Local Patent Rules, Patent, Practice Tips 

On July 26, 2011, Judges Lynn, Godbey and Kinkeade participated in a panel discussion sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association Intellectual Property Section to discuss implementation of the Patent Pilot Program in the Northern District of Texas. Judge Lynn began the discussion by reporting that Chief Judge Fitzwater just issued Special Order No. 3-287 concerning [...]

Judge Kaplan Speaks at Advanced Patent Litigation CLE

July 17, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Damages, Experts, Jeff Kaplan, Local Patent Rules, Practice Tips, Summary Judgment 

Hon. Jeff Kaplan, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, participated in a judges panel at the State Bar of Texas 7th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation course in San Antonio on July 14, 2011. Judge Kaplan addressed several subjects of interest: Patent Pilot Program. Judge Kaplan touched on how the judges [...]

Request for Comments and Upcoming Judges Panel on New Patent Pilot Program

July 12, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Barbara M. G. Lynn, David C. Godbey, Ed Kinkeade, Local Patent Rules, Patent, Practice Tips 

The Northern District of Texas has been selected to participate in the Patent Pilot Program. The Patent Pilot Program is a 10-year program to enhance district court judges’ expertise in patent cases. To be eligible to participate, courts had to be among the 15 district courts in which the largest number of patent cases were [...]

Hands-On Electronic Filing Training Offered by the Northern District of Texas

July 10, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Practice Tips, Rules of Procedure 

The Northern District of Texas will be offering hands-on electronic filing training on July 27, 2011 as well as on August 24, 2011 at the Earle Cabell Federal Building, 1100 Commerce Street, Room 124 in Dallas, Texas from 9:00 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. This class is for attorneys as well as their support staff. Participants [...]

Amendments to N.D. Tex. Local Rules Take Effect on September 1, 2011

June 20, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Local Rules of Northern District of Texas, Rules of Procedure 

Amendments to the Local Rules of the Northern District of Texas will take effect on September 1, 2011.  To review the amended version of the Local Rules, see the Info Center on the Court’s website.  Direct links to the amended rules can found here:  Special Order No. 2-78 proposing amendment of LR 7.1(i), 7.2(e), 53.1(d), [...]

N.D. Texas Chosen for Patent Pilot Program

June 9, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Barbara M. G. Lynn, David C. Godbey, District Judge, Ed Kinkeade, Local Patent Rules, Patent 

The Northern District of Texas was recently selected as one of fourteen district courts to participate in the Patent Pilot Program scheduled to span the next ten years. As a participant in the Patent Pilot Program, patent cases filed in the N.D. Tex. will first be randomly assigned to all district judges, regardless whether such [...]

N.D. Texas Applies for Participation in Patent Pilot Program

March 29, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Barbara M. G. Lynn, David C. Godbey, District Judge, Ed Kinkeade, Local Patent Rules, Patent, Royal Furgeson, Terry R. Means 

On March 18, 2011, the Northern District of Texas applied to be one of six district courts to participate in the Patent Pilot Program that was recently signed into law. The pilot program will run for 10 years after the participating courts are designated, with periodic reports submitted to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees [...]

3-Day “Mailbox Rule” in the N.D. Texas

March 12, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Local Rules of Northern District of Texas, Pleading Requirements, Practice Tips 

Determining whether the 3-day extension of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(d) (sometimes referred to as the “Mailbox Rule”) applies in the Northern District of Texas can be somewhat confusing. The short answer is as follows: (a) For opposed motions filed through the ECF system, the 3-day extension does not apply; and (b) For pleadings [...]

Free Training on Electronic Case Filing

March 6, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Practice Tips, Rules of Procedure 

The Northern District of Texas is offering free training for both attorneys and support staff on proper techniques for electronic case filing (ECF).  The training will be offered in Dallas on March 30, 2011 and April 27, 2011 (both are from 9 am to 1:15 pm). Those interested may register online through the Northern District [...]

Proposed Amendments to Local Rules

March 6, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Local Rules of Northern District of Texas, Practice Tips, Rules of Procedure 

Amendments to Local Rules 7.1(i), 7.2(e), 53.1(d), 72.1(d), and 72.2(d), as well as repeal of Local Rule 55.2, are now open for public comment.  To review the proposed amendments and learn how to submit comments, please go to the Northern District of Texas website by clicking here. Unless revised after public comment, the proposed amendments [...]

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