Court Week

Court Week – May 2025 – What You Need to Know

This week is Court Week at the Federal Circuit. The court will convene 11 panels to consider 66 cases. Of these 66 cases, the court will hear oral argument in 44 cases. As always, the Federal Circuit provides access to live audio of these arguments via the Federal Circuit’s YouTube channel. This month, none of the cases scheduled for oral argument attracted an amicus brief. Here are the scheduled cases.

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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – May 2, 2025

This morning the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a veterans case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, as well as a nonprecedential opinion in a patent case appealed from the Eastern District of Virginia. In the patent case, the Federal Circuit affirms holdings that claims are invalid because they are ineligible for patenting. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – May 1, 2025

This morning the Federal Circuit a precedential opinion in a veterans case, along with two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Here is the introduction to the opinion, along with links to the orders.

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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – April 30, 2025

This morning the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a patent case appealed from the Western District of Texas. In the opinion, the Federal Circuit explains why it affirms a judgment of invalidity for indefiniteness. The court also released two nonprecedential opinions, one in a patent case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and one in a patent case appealed from the Northern District of California. In the case appealed from the Northern District of California, the Federal Circuit affirms a judgment of invalidity for lack of eligibility. The court also released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.

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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – April 29, 2025

Late yesterday the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning the court released a precedential opinion in a trademark case appealed from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, along with another nonprecedential order dismissing another appeal. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the dismissals.

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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – April 28, 2025

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinion and five nonprecedential orders. Both of the opinions come in international trade cases appealed from the Court of International Trade. One of the orders denies a petition for a writ of mandamus, one grants a motion for summary affirmance, one transfers an appeal, and two dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and the order denying the petition, along with links to the other orders.

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Featured / Panel Activity

Update on Important Panel Activity

Here is an update on activity in cases pending before panels of the Federal Circuit where the cases involve at least one amicus brief. We keep track of these cases in the “Other Cases” section of our blog. With respect to these cases, since our last update we highlight one new opinion in government contract case, one new patent case raising a question related to Article III standing, and one new argument recap in a patent case involving a challenge to a district court’s claim construction. Here are the details.

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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – April 25, 2025

Today the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential orders and an errata. Two of the orders transfer appeals, while the third dismisses an appeal. Here are links to the orders and the errata.

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Argument Recap / Court Week

Argument Recap – Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Moderna, Inc.

Earlier this month, the Federal Circuit heard oral argument in Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Moderna, Inc., a patent case we have been following because it attracted an amicus brief. In it, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. appeals a judgment of a district court based on the argument that the court made an error in claim construction. Judges Taranto, Chen, and Hughes heard the oral argument. This is our argument recap.

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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – April 24, 2025

This morning the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions and two nonprecedential orders. Two of the nonprecedential opinions come in patent cases appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, while the third is a design patent case appealed from the Eastern District of Tennessee. The orders are dismissals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.

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