US · rules
N.D. Cal. Patent L.R. 3-7
Advice of Counsel
Not later than 30 days after service by the Court of its Claim Construction Ruling, each party
relying upon advice of counsel as part of a patent-related claim or defense for any reason shall:
(a) Produce or make available for inspection and copying any written advice and documents
related thereto for which the attorney-client and work product protection have been
waived;
(b) Provide a written summary of any oral advice and produce or make available for
inspection and copying that summary and documents related thereto for which the
attorney-client and work product protection have been waived; and
(c) Serve a privilege log identifying any other documents, except those authored by counsel
acting solely as trial counsel, relating to the subject matter of the advice which the party
is withholding on the grounds of attorney-client privilege or work product protection.
A party who does not comply with the requirements of this Patent L.R. 3-7 shall not be
permitted to rely on advice of counsel for any purpose absent a stipulation of all parties or by
order of the Court.
Provenance
- Source
- cand.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
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