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Exchange of Proposed Terms for Construction

N.D.N.Y. Local Rule 4.2

(a) Not later than sixty (60) days after the initial Rule 16 Conference, each party shall serve on each other party a list of claim terms which that party contends should be construed by the Court, and identify any claim term which that party contends should be governed by 35 U.S.C. § 112 (f). (b) The parties shall thereafter meet and confer for the purpose of limiting the terms in dispute by narrowing or resolving differences and facilitating the ultimate preparation of a Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement.
Official source: https://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/sites/nynd/files/local_rules/Local%20Rules%202026_Final.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23