FedCircuitBlog

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. The Federal Circuit is closed today. Accordingly, no opinions or orders were released this morning. Here is a link to yesterday’s dismissal.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and two nonprecedential opinions. The precedential opinion comes in appeals of final written decisions in three inter partes review proceedings initiated by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. One of the nonprecedential opinions also comes in an appeal of a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The other comes in an appeal of a decision by the Court of Federal Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to yesterday’s dismissal.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions. Both come in appeals of decisions from the Court of Federal Claims. One comes in a vaccine case, and the other in a takings case. Notably, the opinion in the vaccine case is one that has been modified and reissued following a petition for rehearing. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions. All three come in appeals of decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released two precedential opinions and three nonprecedential orders. One of the opinions comes in an appeal of an imposition of an $8 million bond pursuant to the Idaho Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement Act. The other comes in an appeal of a decision of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. The orders all dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the court released two precedential opinions and five nonprecedential opinions. One of the precedential opinions comes in a patent infringement case and, notably, includes an opinion concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part. The other precedential opinion comes in an appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Three of the five nonprecedential opinions come in patent cases; one comes in an appeal from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and the other comes in an appeal of a decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to yesterday’s dismissals.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released one nonprecedential opinion, two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals, and a Rule 36 judgment. The opinion comes in patent infringement case that was previously before the Federal Circuit. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the dismissals and Rule 36 judgment.

Late Friday, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in an en banc case addressing federal employment law. Chief Judge Moore authored the majority opinion, which was joined by Judges Lourie, Dyk, Prost, Taranto, Chen, and Hughes. Notably, Judge Stoll authored a dissenting opinion that was joined by Judges Reyna, Cunningham, and Stark. This morning, the court released four nonprecedential opinions and three nonprecedential orders. One nonprecedential opinion comes in a patent infringement case appealed from the District of Delaware, another comes in a government contract case, another in an appeal of a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and the last one comes in a pro se challenge to a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Two of the orders transfer cases, while the third order denies a petition in a veterans case. Here are the introductions to the opinions and orders.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, one nonprecedential opinion, and one nonprecedential order. The precedential opinion and one of the nonprecedential opinions come in appeals of decisions of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The other nonprecedential opinion comes in an appeal of a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The order addresses a petition. Here are introductions to the opinions and order.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion, three nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals, one Rule 36 judgment, and an errata. The opinion comes in an appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here is the introduction to the opinion along with links to the dismissals, judgment, and errata.