FedCircuitBlog

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and six nonprecedential orders. The opinion comes in an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. One of the orders is a denial of a petition for writ of mandamus, one remands a case pursuant to an agreement between the parties, one transfers an appeal, and three are dismissals. Here is the introduction to the opinion and orders other than the dismissals, along with links to the dismissals.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the Federal Circuit released five nonprecedential orders. All of today’s orders also dismiss appeals. Here are links to the orders.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions, two nonprecedential opinions, and five nonprecedential orders. One of the precedential opinions comes in a patent case. The other comes in an appeal from the Court of International Trade. As for the nonprecedential opinions, one comes in a patent case, and the other comes in a pro se case. One of the orders denies a petition for a writ of mandamus in a pro se case, while the other four are dismissals of appeals. Here are introductions to the opinions and the order denying the petition as well as links to the dismissals.

This morning the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a patent case appealed from the Eastern District of Texas. The Federal Circuit reversed a denial of judgment as a matter of law and, as a result, vacated a damages award. Here is the introduction to the opinion.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion and a nonprecedential order. The opinion comes in an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The order is a dismissal. Here is the introduction to the opinion along with links to the dismissals.

Late last month, the Federal Circuit issued its en banc opinion in Percipient.AI, INC. v. United States. In this case, Percipient.ai appealed a judgment of the Court of Federal Claims, which dismissed its bid protest for lack of standing. In an opinion authored by Judge Hughes and joined by Judges Dyk, Prost, Reyna, Chen, Cunningham, and Stark, the Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court’s judgment. Notably, Judge Stoll filed a dissenting opinion that was joined by Chief Judge Moore and Judges Lourie and Taranto. This is our opinion summary.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal from a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here is a link to the dismissal.

Late last month, the Federal Circuit released its opinion in Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc., a patent case we have been following because it attracted five amicus briefs. In this case, the Federal Circuit reviewed a judgment of the Northern District of California holding several patent claims invalid and two patents unenforceable based on prosecution laches. The panel, consisting of Federal Circuit Judges Lourie and Prost and District of New Jersey Chief Judge Renée Bumb, reversed in part and affirmed in part. This is our opinion summary.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal from a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here is a link to the dismissal.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released an errata to a precedential opinion. Here is a link to the errata.