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The Federal Circuit today announced it has adopted amendments to Federal Circuit Rules of Practice 32 and the Practice Note to Rules 32. Here is the full text of the announcement.

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. There are currently no cases pending before the Supreme Court that were previously decided by the Federal Circuit. As for petitions, since our last update, two briefs in opposition were filed in a patent case and a veterans case, two supplemental briefs were filed in a patent case and a government contract case, and the Court denied three petitions in a patent case, a copyright and government contract case, and a pro se case. Here are the details.

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today we highlight:

• an article authored by former federal judges seeking “to be today’s Paul Revere, alerting citizens to the grave dangers facing the nation”;
• a blog post noting how “[j]udges on the Federal Circuit cite their own prior opinions about twice as often as their colleagues cite those same opinions”; and
• a notice announcing that the Judicial Conference of the United States has approved “inflationary increases to various miscellaneous court fees effective December 1, 2026.”

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit in patent cases. Since our last update, one new petition was filed in a case raising a question regarding eligibility. The court also denied two petitions for en banc rehearing in a case raising questions about the doctrine of equivalents and a pro se case raising questions about claim construction. Here are the details.

On Friday, the Federal Circuit announced inflationary increases to miscellaneous court fees, effective December 1, 2026. Here is the full text of the announcement.

On Wednesday, the Federal Circuit announced temporary suspension of in-person payments due to courthouse repairs. Here is the full text of the announcement.

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. There are currently no cases pending before the Supreme Court that were previously decided by the Federal Circuit. As for petitions, since our last update, three new petitions were filed in a government contract case and two pro se cases; four waivers of the right to respond to petitions were filed in two government contract cases and two pro se cases; one brief in opposition was filed in a patent case; and a reply brief in support of a petition was filed in a patent case. Here are the details.

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today we highlight:

• an article suggesting that, “[w]ith $1.3 billion at stake, Arbutus Biopharma Corp. v. Moderna Inc. is this fall’s main event” at the Federal Circuit, “with expedited oral argument scheduled for Nov. 5”;
• an article discussing how last week Judge Stark said that, “although he is ‘not knowingly’ relying on AI, he expects that could change within a few years”;
• a blog post noting how, as of the time of a recent review, “[e]ight en banc petitions are pending at the Federal Circuit, though two are pro se”; and
• an article reporting how the Federal Circuit last month “heard 32 appeals across Chicago, with cases involving patents, international trade, veterans’ benefits, federal employment, and other areas of federal law.”

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit in patent cases. Since our last update, three new petitions were filed raising questions related to procedure and eligibility, the written description requirement, and sanctions. The court also lifted a stay on a case raising questions about the doctrine of equivalents. Finally, the court denied a petition for rehearing raising a question about claim construction. Here are the details.

This week (and as it turns out, next Monday) is Court Week at the Federal Circuit. The court will convene 13 panels to consider 75 cases. Of these 75 cases, the court will hear oral arguments in 49. The Federal Circuit provides access to live audio of these arguments via the Federal Circuit’s YouTube channel. This month, four cases scheduled for oral argument attracted amicus briefs. Here’s what you need to know about these cases.