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October 27, 2022
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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IN RE: THE END OF THE PATENT
6 PROGRAM SPECIFIC TO THIS DISTRICT GENERAL ORDER 2022-05
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9 The judges of this Court elected to participate in the national Patent Pilot Program
10 established pursuant to Pub L. No. 111-349, 124 Stat. 3674. The District of Nevada
11 began participating in the Patent Pilot Program on September 11, 2011. When the
12 Patent Pilot Program ended, the judges of the Court decided to establish a permanent
13 Patent Program specific to this district (“Patent Program”) subject to the terms of General
14 Order 2021-04.
15 The judges of the Court subsequently voted to eliminate the Patent Program. This
16 order memorializes that decision. The Patent Program is hereby eliminated. Patent
17 cases will henceforth be randomly assigned like any other case, in line with the Clerk of
18 Court’s existing procedures to assign cases to judges.
19 This General Order supersedes and replaces General Order 2021-04 (which
20 superseded and replaced General Order 2011-03).
21 Neither General Order 2011-03 nor General Order 2021-04 remain in force.
22 DATED THIS 27th Day of October 2022.
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24 MIRANDA M. DU, CHIEF JUDGE
25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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