(a) For issues other than claim construction to which expert
testimony shall be directed, expert witness disclosures and depositions shall
be governed by this rule.
(b) No later than thirty (30) days after (1) the normal close of
discovery pursuant to the discovery track to which the case was assigned, or
(2) the close of discovery after claim construction, whichever is later, each
party shall make its initial expert witness disclosures required by Rule 26 on
the issues on which each bears the burden of proof;
(c) No later than thirty (30) days after the first round of disclosures,
each party shall make its initial expert witness disclosures required by Rule
26 on the issues on which the opposing party bears the burden of proof;
(d) No later than ten (10) days after the second round of
disclosures, each party shall make any rebuttal expert witness disclosures
permitted by Rule 26.
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