US · rules
D.C.COLO.LPtR 10
Response to Invalidity Contentions
(a) Response to Invalidity Contentions. By the date specified in the Patent
Scheduling Order, a party claiming patent infringement shall serve a Response to
Invalidity Contentions.
(b) Claim Chart. The Response to Invalidity Contentions shall include a chart or
charts which respond to the corresponding Invalidity Contentions. A claim chart
shall be specific and contain the following information:
(1) For each item of asserted prior art, identification of each limitation of a
claim that the party believes is absent from the prior art;
(2) If the Response is based on claim interpretation, identification of the
relevant claim term; and
(3) If obviousness is alleged, an explanation of why the prior art does not
render the asserted claim obvious.
(c) Information for Design Patents. For design patents, a party shall explain why
the prior art does not anticipate the claim.
Provenance
- Source
- www.cod.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
- Content hash
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