This morning, the Federal Circuit released four nonprecedential orders. The first nonprecedential order denies a petition for writ of mandamus in a patent case. The second grants a motion to withdraw a mandamus position. The last two are dismissals. Here are the introductions to the first two orders and links to the dismissals.
In re Inline Plastics Corp. (Nonprecedential Order)
Petitioner Inline Plastics Corp. seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the district court to dismiss certain counterclaims asserted by respondent Lacerta Group, Inc., in a patent infringement action about to go to trial in the District of Massachusetts. Because Inline’s petition does not satisfy the demanding standard required to justify the issuance of a writ of mandamus, we deny the petition.
In re El Malik (Nonprecedential Order)
Upon consideration of Rashid El Malik’s motion to withdraw his mandamus petition, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion is granted.