Patent Pilot Program Judges 4
AbstractA Patent Pilot Program, or PPP, is geared towards giving designated judges in various districts more experience with patent cases. The Volume 17 RIPL Executive Board interviewed several participating judges in the Northern District of Illinois’ PPP.This note is comprised of interviews with Judge Thomas M. Durkin, Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, and Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer of the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois; taken over the course of May and June of 2017 by the Volume 17 RIPL Board members Kaylee Willis and Benjamin Lockyer. Its contents compile a uniform effort by both the judges interviewed and the board; edited by Kaylee Willis, Volume 17 Editor-in- Chief, and Benjamin Lockyer, Volume 17 Lead Articles Editor.
Central District Of California Patent Rules
Position: Term Law Clerk to U. District Judges Participating in thePatent Pilot ProgramClassification Level: JSP 11/01 – JSP 13/01Salary Range: $67,845 – $96,698Location: Los Angeles, CaliforniaOpening Date: January 25, 2017Closing Date: Open until filledNumber of Positions: 1Vacancy Number: 17-13POSITIONThe United States District Court, Central District of California, invites applications for the position of Term Law Clerk to the United States District Judges participating in the Patent Pilot Program. Judges Otero, Selna, Guilford, Wu, Kronstadt, and O’Connell currently participate in the program.The Patent Pilot Program law clerk provides focused support to the participating judges, including typical law clerk duties and working with the Patent Pilot Program judges’ non-specialist clerks on patent cases.