Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:
- an article discussing arguments from the “[l]awyers for the Federal Circuit . . . that a lawsuit filed by 96-year-old Judge Pauline Newman seeking reinstatement should be dismissed”;
- an article highlighting “the biggest patent rulings of 2023,” including how “the Federal Circuit . . . suspended one of its own judges. . . and the Federal Circuit vacated a huge infringement verdict”; and
- an article noting how the Supreme Court “denied a petition for writ of certiorari asking the Court to reconsider the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s (CAFC’s) June ruling that the petitioner said signals an expanding practice of reversing agency decisions in lieu of remand.”
Michael Shapiro authored an article for Bloomberg Law discussing arguments from the “[l]awyers for the Federal Circuit . . . that a lawsuit filed by 96-year-old Judge Pauline Newman seeking reinstatement should be dismissed.” According to Shaprio, the lawyers for the Federal Circuit argue that the lawsuit should be dismissed “because the case targets a suspension order that is no longer in place.”
Dani Kass wrote an article for Law360 highlighting “the biggest patent rulings of 2023,” including how “the Federal Circuit . . . suspended one of its own judges. . . and the Federal Circuit vacated a huge infringement verdict.” Kass noted that the Federal Circuit’s investigation into Judge Newman was “[o]ne of the more suprising developments of the year.”
Eileen McDermott authored an article for IP Watchdog noting how the Supreme Court “denied a petition for writ of certiorari asking the Court to reconsider the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s (CAFC’s) June ruling that the petitioner said signals an expanding practice of reversing agency decisions in lieu of remand.”