Patent/Trademark/Copyright Reports

Any party filing a pleading, complaint, or counterclaim that raises for the first time a claim arising under the patent and trademark or copyright laws of the United States must file with the pleading, complaint, or counterclaim a separate notice to the clerk, as follows: (a) Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action Regarding a Patent or Trademark. For patent or trademark claims, a completed AO120 form ("Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action Regarding a Patent or Trademark") to assist the clerk's compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 290 and/or 15 U.S.C. § 1116; or (b) Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action Regarding a Copyright. For copyright claims, a completed AO121 form ("Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action Regarding a Copyright") to assist the clerk's compliance with 17 U.S.C. § 508. 24 Local Rule 5.1-1 – Constitutional Challenge to a Statute – Notice (a) Time for Filing.

A notice of constitutional challenge to a statute filed in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.1 must be filed at the same time the parties tender their proposed case management plan, if one is required, or within 21 days of the filing drawing into question the constitutionality of a federal or state statute, whichever occurs later. (b) Additional Service Requirements. If a federal statute is challenged, in addition to the service requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.1(a), the party filing the notice of constitutional challenge must serve the notice and documents on the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, either by certified or registered mail or by sending it to an electronic address designated for that purpose by that official. 25 Local Rule 5.1-2 – Actions Seeking Nationwide or Statewide Relief (a) Applicability.

This Rule applies to any civil action filed by a party seeking to: (1) bar or mandate statewide enforcement of a state law, including a rule, regulation, policy, or order of the executive branch or a state agency, whether by declaratory judgment and/or any form of injunctive relief; or (2) bar or mandate nationwide enforcement of a federal law, including a rule, regulation, policy, or order of the executive branch or a federal agency, whether by declaratory judgment and/or any form of injunctive relief. (b) Civil Cover Sheet. The party filing the case initiating document must include the following language in section VI. CAUSE OF ACTION on the JS-44 (Civil Cover Sheet): "Seeking to [bar or mandate] [statewide or nationwide] enforcement of a [state or federal] law" (c) Caption.

The caption of any complaint or amended complaint for any case filed pursuant to subdivision (a) must include the following language immediately below the case number: [NATIONWIDE] [STATEWIDE] RELIEF SOUGHT Note: Added April 15, 2024, to implement Judicial Conference policy recommending that cases seeking nationwide or statewide relief be assigned on a district-wide basis. 26