United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois

General Rules

Rule 13

Rule 13 Notice Of Claims Involving Patents Or Trademarks

Any party filing a pleading, complaint, or counterclaim which raises for the first time a claim arising under the patent and trademark laws of the United States (U.S. Code, Titles 15 and 35) shall file with the pleading, complaint, or counterclaim a separate notice of claims involving patents or trademarks. For each patent for which an initial claim was made in the pleading, complaint, or counterclaim, the notice shall provide the information the clerk is required to forward to the Commissioner pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §290. For each trademark for which an initial claim was made in the pleading, complaint, or counterclaim, the notice shall provide the information the clerk is required to forward to the Commissioner pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §1116(c).