Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released three nonprecedential opinions and a Rule 36 judgment. One of the opinions comes in a patent infringement case. The other two come in appeals of decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board, one of which involves a pro se party. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissal and judgment.
Technology in Ariscale, LLC v. Razer USA Ltd. (Nonprecedential)
Technology in Ariscale, LLC (“Ariscale”) appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Central District of California determining that claims 1 and 14 of U.S. Patent No. 8,139,652 are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. See J.A. 24–25; Tech. in Ariscale, LLC. v. Razer USA, Ltd., No. 8:22-cv-02310-JWH-ADS, 2024 WL 1548636, at *5 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 4, 2024) (“MJOP Decision”); see also Tech. in Ariscale, LLC v. Razer USA, Ltd., 703 F. Supp. 3d 1153, 1163 (C.D. Cal. 2023) (“MTD Decision”). For the following reasons, we affirm the district court’s judgment of invalidity.
Castillejos v. Merit Systems Protection Board (Nonprecedential)
Ricardo R. Castillejos petitions for review of a final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”) dismissing his petition as untimely filed. S.A. 1–11. For the following reasons, we dismiss.
Irizarry v. Department of Homeland Security (Nonprecedential)
At the time relevant to this appeal, Ricardo Irizarry served as an Assistant Area Port Director (Assistant Director) for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (agency), in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The agency removed Mr. Irizarry from his federal employment based on charges related to his (1) affair with a subordinate officer; (2) certain personal text messages sent to another subordinate officer; and (3) improper use of government property. The Merit Systems Protection Board sustained the removal. See Irizarry v. Department of Homeland Security, No. NY-0752-23- 0031-I-2, 2024 WL 2784956 (M.S.P.B. Apr. 24, 2024) (Board Decision). Mr. Irizarry appeals the Board’s decision, and we now affirm.