“United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Adopts Local Patent Rules,” Michael J. Garvin, Esq.

Effective October 22, 2009, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio adopted local rules governing patent infringement lawsuits. The Northern District’s adoption of local patent rules continues a trend in which a number of the country’s district courts have adopted local rules specific to patent infringement lawsuits within the past 10 years.