Chapter I - Scope of the Rules Rule 1.1 Title Rule 1.2 Scope and Construction Rule 1.3 Commencing Discovery Rule 1.4 Cases Received After the Responsive Pleading Rule 1.5 Modification of Obligations, Case Management Notice Rule 1.6 Effective Date Chapter II - General Provisions Rule 2.1 Governing Procedures Rule 2.2 Confidentiality Rule 2.3 Relationship to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Civil Rules for the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio Chapter III - Patent Disclosures Rule 3.1 Initial Infringement Contentions Rule 3.2 Document Production Accompanying Initial Infringement Contentions Rule 3.3 Initial Noninfringement Contentions Rule 3.4 Document Productions Accompanying Initial Noninfringement Contentions Rule 3.5 Invalidity and Unenforceability Contentions Rule 3.6 Document Productions Accompanying Invalidity and Unenforceability Contentions Rule 3.7 Validity and Enforceability Contentions Rule 3.8 Disclosure Requirements for Patent Cases for Declaratory Judgment of Invalidity Rule 3.9 Disclosure Requirements for Patent Cases Arising Under 21 U.S.C. 355 (commonly referred to as "the Hatch-Waxman Act") Rule 3.10 Amending and Supplementing Contentions, Final Contentions Rule 3.11 Final Date to Seek Stay Pending Reexamination Chapter IV - Claim Construction Proceedings Rule 4.1 Exchange of Proposed Terms for Construction Rule 4.2 Exchange of Preliminary and Final Claim Constructions and Evidence Rule 4.3 Expert Claim Construction Discovery Rule 4.4 Claim Construction Submissions Rule 4.5 Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement Rule 4.6 Claim Construction Hearing Rule 4.7 Close of Fact Discovery, Status Conference Rule 4.8 Advice of Counsel Chapter V - Expert Discovery Rule 5.1 Disclosure of Experts and Expert Reports Rule 5.2 Depositions of Experts Rule 5.3 Presumption Against Suplementation of Reports Chapter VI - Dispositive Motions and Trial Rule 6.1 Filing Dispositive Motions Rule 6.2 Trial Chapter VII - Appendix Appendix A - Stipulated Protective Order Appendix B - Report of Parties' Planning Meeting in Patent Cases Appendix C - Joint Claim Construction Table
