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Late yesterday the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning the court released four nonprecedential opinions, an additional nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal, and a Rule 36 summary affirmance. Of the opinions, one dismisses an appeal from the Court of Federal Claims for lack of jurisdiction, one affirms a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, one affirms a finding that a patent case appealed from a district court was an exceptional case for purposes of an award of attorney fees, and one affirms a dismissal of a case by the Court of Federal Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the summary affirmance and dismissals.

This morning the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential opinion in a patent case appealed from a district court. The opinion addresses eligibility. The Federal Circuit also released a nonprecedential order granting a joint motion to remand a case back to a district court. Here is the introduction to the opinion and a link to the order.

This morning the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion along with five nonprecedential orders. The opinion comes in a patent case appealed from a district court and addresses the definiteness requirement. One of the orders denies a petition, one transfers an appeal, and three dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinion and first order along with links to the other orders.

This week (and, as it turns out, next Monday) is Court week at the Federal Circuit. The court will convene 14 panels to consider 77 cases. Of the 77 cases, the court will hear oral argument in 55. The Federal Circuit provides access to live audio of these arguments via the Federal Circuit’s YouTube channel. This month, two cases scheduled for oral argument attracted amicus briefs. Here’s what you need to know about these two cases.

Today the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. That’s it. Here’s a link to the order.

This morning the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a taking case, a nonprecedential opinion in a patent case appealed from the Patent and Trademark Office, and four nonprecedential orders. One of the orders denies a petition for a writ of mandamus, two transfer cases, and one dismisses a case. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the orders.

Yesterday the Federal Circuit announced that the court has updated its sessions calendars. Here is the full text of the announcement.

Two cases being argued at the Federal Circuit in May attracted amicus briefs. One of these cases is Wyeth LLC v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, a patent case. In it, Wyeth appeals a lower court’s grant of judgment as a matter of law of invalidity. The case presents questions related to claim construction as well as whether pre-issuance provisional rights under the Patent Act extend to induced infringement. This is our argument preview.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions, five nonprecedential opinions, and one nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. Of the precedential opinions, one comes in a trade case and one comes in a patent case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Of the nonprecedential opinions, two come in patent cases appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, two come in patent cases appealed from district courts, and one comes in a veterans case. Notably, one of the patent cases includes an opinion by Judge Cunningham concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released a precedential opinion in a patent case, a nonprecedential opinion in a veterans case, and two additional nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.