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On Sunday, the Federal Circuit announced that it will remain open for business during the current lapse in federal appropriations, and that all scheduled arguments will proceed as scheduled. Here is the text to the full announcement along with a link to the court’s related order.

Yesterday, the Federal Circuit announced that it would be closed to the public today, January 27, due to the inclement weather. All electronic filing deadlines will remain in effect, and paper filings due January 26 or January 27, 2026 will be deemed as timely if received by the next day the court is open to the public. Here is the full text of the announcement.

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.