The Northern District of Illinois updated its summons form, which is now required when submitting a summons via ECF in the Northern District. And as of February 10, 2025, all summonses must be submitted via ECF.
The newly revised summons
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R. David Donoghue is a patent trial attorney and partner with Holland & Knight’s Intellectual Property Group in Chicago. A trusted counselor to his retail and supply chain clients, Dave routinely speaks to groups of all sizes on an array of intellectual property topics. Chicago IP Litigation was created to help businesses understand their intellectual property rights and how to drive their cases to positive resolution.
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Federal Judiciary Updating its Financial System
Chief Judge Kendall and Clerk Bruton issued a notice that the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) is upgrading the Judiciary Integrated Financial Management System (JIFMS), the federal judiciary’s financial system. That update is expected to impact all…
JANUARY 2025 RETAIL PATENT LITIGATION REPORT
NPEs entered 2025 continuing their Q4 wave of filings with many entities filing actions for each of the last three months. Frequent filers included AML IP, Cedar Lane Technologies, Consolidated Transaction Processing, Context Direction, DataCloud Technologies, EasyWeb Innovations, K.Mizra, Linfo…
DECEMBER 2024 RETAIL PATENT LITIGATION REPORT
NPEs finished the year busy.* Frequent filers included Alpha Modus, AML IP, ContactWave, DataCloud Technologies, Disintermediation Services, Linfo IP, PacSec3, Patent Armory, S3G Technology, Social Positioning Input Systems, Tiare Technology, Torus Ventures, and Wolverine Barcode IP.
As usual, I prepared…
NOVEMBER 2024 RETAIL PATENT LITIGATION REPORT
NPEs skipped the usual lull heading into the holidays as filings stayed high.* Frequent filers included Alpha Modus, AML IP, Andra Group, Content Aware, Fall Line Patents, Linfo IP, Patent Armory, S3G Technology, Torus Ventures, and Virtual Creative Artists.
As…
U.S. v. Wen Ho Lee 25 Years Later
On May 29, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. CT, the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter, the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago, and the Northern District will host a special event to mark Asian American and Pacific…
Second Annual UIC Information and Privacy Law Program
On May 8, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT, The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Center for Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law will host the Second Annual Information and Privacy Law Program covering an expansive…
Northern District of Illinois Launches Modernized Court Website
The Northern District of Illinois has taken a significant step toward improving public accessibility by refreshing its website.
As IP practitioners who regularly navigate federal court resources, this development is particularly welcome. The website is much more user friendly…
Holland & Knight Honored at N.D. Illinois Pro Bono Awards
The Chicago legal community will gather next week to celebrate the Northern District’s of Illinois twenty-fifth annual Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service, in partnership with the Federal Bar Association at the Everett McKinley Dirksen United…
OCTOBER 2024 RETAIL PATENT LITIGATION REPORT
NPEs continued an active fall.* Frequent filers included AML IP, Andra Group, Big Will Enterprises, Linfo IP, Patent Armory, S3G Technology and Torus Ventures.
As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful…