A monograph that provides an overview of this specialized area of the law. The author describes the steps followed in a patent application and discusses defenses to and remedies for patent infringement, providing examples from case law.

A review of data indicating a decline in the percentage of cases disposed of by summary judgment from 1975 to 1986. The report also notes, however, a renewed interest in the use of this procedure, the standards for which have been clarified by several Supreme Court decisions.

Order establishing a partial payment plan for inmate litigants seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis in both the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa

An ongoing compilation of information that federal district judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference. The Bench Book contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, model sentencing forms, standard voir dire questions, and oaths.