DuPont and Widener Law School 2014 Intellectual Property CLE to feature Judge Stark, Judge Davis of the Eastern District of Texas, and Andrew Byrnes of the USPTO

On September 30, 2014 DuPont and Widener University School of Law will sponsor a day-long Intellectual Property CLE Seminar at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.  Click HERE to register.  The keynote speakers, Judge Leonard P. Stark of the District of Delaware and Judge Leonard Davis of the Eastern District of Texas, will discuss the current

Judge Stark Issues New Patent Scheduling Order and other Case Management Procedures

On Wednesday, June 18, Judge Leonard P. Stark published a new form scheduling order on the District of Delaware web site for non-ANDA patent cases, as well as a new form pre-trial order for patent cases, a new set of “Procedures for Managing Patent Cases,” and a “Case Management Checklist” for use in patent Rule

D. Del. 2014 Annual Report Released

We previously posted about the Federal Bar Association’s annual luncheon, which was held today. Outgoing Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet gave his final State of the Court Address and released the Court’s 2014 Annual Report, which can be read below.

FBA Annual Luncheon June 11 will honor outgoing Chief Judges of Delaware District Court and Bankruptcy Court

The 2014 FBA Annual Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in the Gold Ballroom at the Hotel DuPont. Registration will begin at 11:30, and lunch will begin at noon. This year’s annual luncheon will honor the tenures of outgoing Chief Judges of the District Court and Bankruptcy Court, Hon. Gregory M. Sleet

Judge Stark’s Presentation on the Patent Study Group

As detailed in our previous post, at this year’s meeting of the IP Section of Federal Bar Association’s Delaware Chapter, Judge Stark gave a presentation on the District’s Patent Study Group, as well as on recent and anticipated changes to his and Judge Robinson’s case management practices. The slides from this presentation have been posted

Several Judges Share Perspectives with Delaware IP Attorneys

Attendees of the May 13th annual meeting of the IP Section of Federal Bar Association’s Delaware Chapter were privileged to hear perspectives from a variety of judges, including Chief Judge Rader and Judge Dyk from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Jordan from the Third Circuit, Chief Judge Davis of the Eastern District of

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP releases annotated Local Rules of the District of Delaware in easy-to-navigate HTML format

The Local Rules of the District of Delaware, as annotated by the attorneys of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, are now available online in HTML webpage format, which some may find easier to search and navigate than other electronic formats. Click HERE to follow the link. Be sure to bookmark and share the page.

District of Delaware Announces Patent Study Group

The District of Delaware has announced the creation of a Patent Study Group focused on exploring “issues relating to the practice of patent litigation, with a particular emphasis on the handling of such cases in the District of Delaware.” The Court’s announcement was posted on its website and reads as follows: Court Announces Patent Study

Federal Circuit Sitting and Judicial Roundtable Discussion This Thursday

On Thursday, October 10, 2013, the Federal Circuit will hear oral arguments in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom at Widener Law School in Wilmington. The Court will hear arguments in four cases from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. You can find more information here and here. Following the oral arguments, the Intellectual Property Section

District of Delaware has suspended the upcoming PDF/A filing requirement

Due to problems encountered in conforming to the PDF/A standard, the District of Delaware has indefinitely suspended the requirement that was to take effect January 1, 2013, that all documents filed into CM/ECF conform with the PDF/A standard. The Court has announced that the filing of documents in PDF Standard format will remain acceptable until