This past Friday, the Federal Circuit issued a Notice of Proposed Amendments to the Federal Circuit Rules of Practice. The court proposes to amend several Federal Circuit Rules of Practice and the Practice Notes to three rules. If adopted, the amendments would take effect on December 1, 2022. While there are many proposed amendments, as a highlight, some of the proposed changes include excluding inside front cover contents from word counts, requiring parties to file argument scheduling conflict notices even in the absence of conflicts, decreasing required number of paper copies, and creating an expanded notice requirement when there are related cases in other tribunals to provide the court with additional information on participating parties, firms, and attorneys. Here is the full text of the announcement, a summary of the proposed amendments, and links to a redlined copy and clean copy of the proposed amendments. Also note that public comments in response to the proposed amendments must be received by the Clerk of Court on or before October 3, 2022.