Filing a New Action. All civil actions presented to the Clerk for filing must
be accompanied by a Civil Cover Sheet (Form CV-071) completed and
signed by the attorney or party presenting the matter. In all cases where
jurisdiction is invoked in whole or in part under 28 U.S.C. § 1338 (regarding
patents, plant variety protection, copyrights and trademarks), the attorney or
party presenting the matter must also provide at the time of filing the
required notice to the Patent and Trademark Office in patent, plant variety
protection and trademark matters (Form AO-120) and the required notice to
the Copyright Office in copyright matters (Form AO-121). Copies of the
Civil Cover Sheet and other forms are available from the Court’s website,
www.cacd.uscourts.gov.
