This morning, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions. One comes in an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, while the other two come in appeals from the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions.
Edwards v. Office of Personnel Management (Nonprecedential)
Natalie Edwards appeals the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board), which affirmed the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM’s) determination that Ms. Edwards’s request for reconsideration of her disability retirement denial was untimely and unexcused. See Edwards v. Off. of Pers. Mgmt., No. DC-844E-21-0191-I-1, 2024 MSPB LEXIS 1816 (M.S.P.B. Apr. 3, 2024) (Final Order); see also Edwards v. Off. of Pers. Mgmt., No. DC844E-21-0191-I-1, 2022 MSPB LEXIS 591 (M.S.P.B. Feb. 17, 2022) (Initial Decision). For the following reasons, we affirm.
Motorola Mobility LLC v. Largan Precision Co., Ltd. (Nonprecential)
Motorola Mobility LLC (Motorola) appeals the final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) in an inter partes review upholding claims 1–27 of Largan Precision Co., Ltd.’s (Largan’s) U.S. Patent No. 9,696,519 (’519 patent). Motorola Mobility LLC v. Largan Precision Co., Ltd., No. IPR2022-01210, 2024 WL 270788 (P.T.A.B. Jan. 24, 2024) (Decision). We affirm.
Russell v. Department of the Air Force (Nonprecedential)
Stephanie Russell appeals the Merit Systems Protection Board’s final order, which denied Ms. Russell’s request for corrective action in her individual right of action appeal. Because the Board’s decision was in accordance with the law and supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.