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Yesterday the Federal Circuit announced it would be closed to the public today, January 26, 2026 due to the inclement weather. Electronic filing deadlines remain in effect. Here is the text to the full announcement.

This morning, the Federal Circuit announced that the Federal Circuit Center for Innovation & Law received an award earlier this week. Here is the text to the full announcement along with a link to the full story.

Yesterday, the Federal Circuit announced that it has approved updates to the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 sessions calendars and provided a link to the new calendars on its website. Here is the full text of the announcement, along with the link to the new calendars.

This morning, the Federal Circuit announced that it will be closed today, December 31, 2025, beginning at 1:00 p.m. in addition to the federal holiday tomorrow, January 1, 2026. All electronic filing deadlines will remain in effect. Here is the text to the full announcement.

This morning, the Federal Circuit announced it will be closed on December 24, 25, and 26 this year, and each of these dates will be considered a “legal holiday” for purposes of computation of time and motions to enlarge time. All electronic filing deadlines will remain in effect. Here is the text of the full announcement and a link to the relevant order.

Yesterday, the Federal Circuit announced that tomorrow the Clerk’s Office and Circuit library will temporarily be unavailable for public services and support in the afternoon. Here is the full text of the announcement.

This morning, the Federal Circuit announced that amendments to the Federal Circuit’s rules go into effect today, and the court provided a link to the final version of the rules. The court also adopted changes to two forms and adopted two new forms, and provided a link to the forms. We previously reported on the changes. Here is the full text of today’s announcement with the links to the rules and forms.

This morning, the Federal Circuit announced that it will be closed on Wednesday, December 24, beginning at 1:00 p.m., and Wednesday, December 31, also beginning at 1:00 p.m. The Court said it will also be closed on November 27 and 28, December 25, and January 1. All electronic filing deadlines will remain in effect. Here is the full text of the announcement.

This morning, the Federal Circuit announced that, given the restoration of federal appropriations, it has resumed normal operations. Here is the full text of the announcement.

This morning, the Federal Circuit announced it has adopted amendments to the Federal Circuit Rules of Practice and Practice Notes. After receiving and reviewing public comments to the proposed amendments, published on September 16, the court has ordered the adoption of the proposed amendments, as amended, effective December 1, 2025. The announcement includes links to the court’s order, a draft proof copy of the Federal Circuit Rules of Practice, and a summary of the adopted amendments. Here is a full text to the announcement along with links to the materials.