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The Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is offering members a private lunch with the Northern District’s Judge John F. Kness on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm CT. 

This event is limited to FBA members and will be capped at twelve people.  Lunch will be held in Judge Kness’s…

The Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is hosting the Annual State of the Court Address on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from noon to 1:30 pm CT.  Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall, will update us on the Northern District’s developments and trends.

The event will be held at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S…

Chief Judge Kendall and Clerk Bruton issued a notice that the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) is upgrading the Judiciary Integrated Financial Management System (JIFMS), the federal judiciary’s financial system. That update is expected to impact all federal courts during the upgrade period, June 5, 2025 through July 2, 2025. During that…

On May 29, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. CT, the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter, the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago, and the Northern District will host a special event to mark Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month reflecting on the landmark United States v. Wen Ho Lee case. 

The…

On May 8, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT, The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Center for Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law will host the Second Annual Information and Privacy Law Program covering an expansive list of pressing legal topics including agentic AI and DOGE privacy issues.    

The in-person…

The Northern District of Illinois has taken a significant step toward improving public accessibility by refreshing its website.

As IP practitioners who regularly navigate federal court resources, this development is particularly welcome. The website is much more user friendly while maintaining the key information attorneys and the public require.

The redesign introduces several notable…

The Chicago legal community will gather next week to celebrate the Northern District’s of Illinois twenty-fifth annual Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service, in partnership with the Federal Bar Association at the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse.

I am particularly proud to announce that my Holland & Knight colleagues, Melissa…

My partner Jake Schneider wrote a very thoughtful and important article on his IP/Decode blog about the impact of the Patent Office’s rescinding former Director Vidal’s memo regarding discretionary denials of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings that are subject to parallel district court litigation. Removing the directives in that memo are likely to have significant…

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter proudly announce the Courthouse Book Drive.  Throughout March 2025, donations of new or gently used children’s books (grades K-8) are being accepted for the American Dreams Playroom at the Dirksen Federal Building.  This incredible effort ensures that every…