US · rules
D.C.COLO.LPtR 8
Invalidity Contentions
(a) Invalidity Contentions. By the date specified in the Patent Scheduling Order, a
party opposing a claim of patent infringement shall serve its Invalidity
Contentions, if any.
(b) Claim Chart. The Invalidity Contentions shall include a chart (or charts)
identifying each allegedly invalid claim, and each item of prior art that anticipates
or renders each claim obvious, including the specific location in the items of prior
art of each limitation of each asserted claim. Claim charts shall be specific and
contain the following information:
(1) An explanation, including the relevant statutory language, of how the item
qualifies as prior art;
(2) If anticipation is alleged, identification of each item of prior art and an
explanation of how it anticipates the asserted claim;
(3) If obviousness is alleged, identification of each item of prior art or
combination of items of prior art, and, separately for each item of prior art
or combination of items of prior art, an explanation of how the item or
combination of items renders the asserted claims obvious; and
(4) A statement explaining any other grounds of invalidity of any asserted
claims.
Provenance
- Source
- www.cod.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
- Content hash
02c96b57ac5ba77c46fe5d40b905566aebc3565300d53acb9f624bfaf7f209fa
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