Opinions

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions and one nonprecedential order. The first nonprecedential opinion comes in a patent case and the second nonprecedential opinion appeals a final order of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The nonprecedential order is a dismissal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.

StratosAudio, Inc. v. Hyundai Motor America (Nonprecedential)

StratosAudio, Inc. (“StratosAudio”) appeals two final written decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) in inter partes reviews (“IPR”) determining that all challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,166,081 (“the ’081 patent”) are unpatentable. We affirm one appeal, No. 23-1719, and dismiss the other as moot, No. 23-1721.

Sullivan v. Office of Personnel Management (Nonprecedential)

Petitioner Nancy Sullivan, as personal representative for her late husband John Sullivan, appeals the Merit Systems Protection Board’s (“Board”) final order affirming the computation method applied by the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) to calculate the survivor annuity to which Ms. Sullivan is entitled. The Board found OPM applied the correct computation method. We agree and affirm

Dismissal