FedCircuitBlog

This morning, the Federal Circuit issued five nonprecedential opinions in patent cases. The opinions address ineligibility, mootness, claim construction, indefiniteness, and a sua sponte grant of summary judgment of noninfringement. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

This morning, the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential opinion in a patent case. Additionally, we are including in today’s post a recent precedential opinion in a patent case. The court had published the opinion on its website on December 23, but then removed the opinion from its website on the same day. The court re-published the opinion on December 28. Here are the introductions to the nonprecedential and precedential opinions.

This morning the Federal Circuit issued one precedential opinion in a patent case addressing ineligibility and a motion for leave to file an amended complaint and one nonprecedential opinion in a takings case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

This morning, the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential opinion in a vaccine case and a nonprecedential opinion in a patent case. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

Last week, the Federal Circuit decided Boeing Co. v. Secretary of the Air Force, a government contract case we have been following because it attracted an amicus brief. Judge Lourie authored a unanimous panel opinion reversing a denial of summary judgment by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, vacating the Board’s entry of final judgment, and remanding. In particular, the Federal Circuit agreed with Boeing’s interpretation of a clause of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement as permitting marking of technical data provided to the government in a way that protects rights against use by third parties. This is our opinion summary.

This morning, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in a government contracts case, a nonprecedential opinion in a veterans case, and a nonprecedential opinion in a patent case. The Federal Circuit also denied two petitions for writs of mandamus in two nonprecedential orders. Finally, the court granted a petition for a writ of mandamus in another nonprecedential order. The writ of mandamus vacates an order by the Western District of Texas to hold a patent case in its Waco Division rather than its Austin Division. Here are the introductions to the opinions and text from the orders.

This morning the Federal Circuit issued two nonprecedential opinions: one in an appeal from the Merit Systems Protection Board and one in a veterans case. Additionally, the Federal Circuit issued one nonprecedential order denying a petition for a writ of mandamus. Here are the introductions to the opinions and text from the order.

This morning, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in a case appealed from the Merit Systems Protection Board, a precedential opinion in a case appealed from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, and a precedential opinion in a veterans case. The Federal Circuit also issued two nonprecedential opinions in a veterans case and a patent case. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

This morning, the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential opinion in a government contracts case and a nonprecedential opinion in a patent case appealed from the International Trade Commission. The Federal Circuit also issued two Rule 36 judgments. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a list of the Rule 36 judgments.

This morning, the Federal Circuit issued two precedential opinions: one in a veterans case and one in an international trade case. The Federal Circuit also issued three nonprecedential opinions: one in a patent case, one in a case involving the Tucker Act, and one in a veterans case. Finally, the Federal Circuit issued one nonprecedential order denying a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking a transfer of a patent case. Here are the introductions to the opinions and text from the order.