Almost 15 years ago, in an effort to create greater predictability for patent litigation in the Northern District of Illinois, the District enacted Local Patent Rules ("LPR").
A Montreal Firm by the name of ImmerVision has filed a Patent Infringement case against Apple regarding the Wide-Angle Lens used in iPhones patentlyapple.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from patentlyapple.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Petitioners moved for an order requiring Patent Owner to produce discovery comprising Final Infringement Contentions from related district court litigations between the parties.
The District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied a motion by Philips North America seeking leave of the Court to amend its claims of patent infringement against Fitbit to include several additional products finding Philips did not act diligently.