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Next week is argument week, and three cases slated to be argued attracted amicus briefs. The first is Dragon Intellectual Property v. Dish Network LLC, a patent case that drew interest from the Electronic Frontier Foundation on the issue of the district court’s prevailing party determination, a prerequisite for attorney fee awards. Here is our argument preview.

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. Highlights include the reply brief on the merits in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., four new petitions (two in patent cases and two in veterans cases), two responses to petitions (both related to patent eligibility), three reply briefs in support of petitions (in one patent case and two veterans cases), and supplemental briefs and a letter to the court in five cases as a result of the government’s amicus briefs related to patent eligibility in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. and HP Inc. v. Berkheimer. Here are the details.

The Federal Circuit did not issue any opinions today.

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Given the new year, today’s report covers several lists of 2019’s most important cases in the areas of patents, government contracts, and “access to justice” rulings.

The Federal Circuit did not issue any opinions today given the New Year’s Day federal holiday. Fed Circuit Blog will resume its daily posts starting tomorrow. Happy New Year!

The Federal Circuit did not issue any opinions today. Happy New Year’s Eve!

The Federal Circuit did not issue any opinions this morning.

This morning the Federal Circuit issued two precedential opinions, one in a patent case and one in a government contract case. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

This morning the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential opinion in an employment case, as well as two Rule 36 summary affirmances. Here is the introduction to the opinion and a list of the Rule 36 judgments.

The Federal Circuit is closed today in light of the federal holiday, and so the court did not issue any opinions. Merry Christmas!