This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions and two nonprecedential orders. One of the opinions comes in a patent case appealed from the Eastern District of Texas, and one comes in a veterans case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. One of the orders comes in response to a petition for a writ of mandamus, and the other dismisses an appeal. Here are introductions to the opinions and the first order as well as a link to the dismissal.
Dynapass IP Holdings LLC v. Bank of America Corp. (Nonprecedential)
Dynapass IP Holdings LLC (Dynapass) appeals the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas’ order dismissing with prejudice Dynapass’ claim that Bank of America Corporation and Bank of America, N.A. (BOA) infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,993,658. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Pena v. Collins (Nonprecedential)
Joe Pena appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (1) affirming a decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, which denied entitlement to a higher initial disability evaluation, and (2) rejecting Mr. Pena’s other arguments, including his request to have the Veterans Court strike the Secretary of Veterans Affairs’ response brief and enter judgment in his favor. Because Mr. Pena’s challenges are outside the scope of our jurisdiction, we dismiss.
In re Ecto World LLC (Nonprecedential Order)
Petitioners (collectively, “Ecto World”) seek a writ of mandamus directing the United States International Trade Commission (“Commission”) to terminate or stay its ongoing investigation into whether the importation of certain flavored vape products violates 19 U.S.C. § 1337. Respondents (collectively, “Reynolds”) and the Commission oppose.