FedCircuitBlog

The Federal Circuit did not release any new opinions or orders today on its website.

Last month, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Apple Inc. v. Squires, a patent case we have been following because it attracted an amicus brief. In this case, Apple appealed a judgment of the Northern District of California, which rejected challenges to instructions issued by the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding discretionary denials of petitions for inter partes review proceedings. In an opinion authored by Judge Taranto and joined by Judges Lourie and Chen, the panel affirmed the district court’s judgment. This is our summary of the opinion.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions and one nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. One of the opinions comes in an appeal of a decision of the Court of Federal Claims; the other comes in a pro se appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.

Last month, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Hamill v. Collins, a veterans case we have been following because it attracted two amicus briefs. In this case, Mr. Hamill appealed an order dismissing his petition after the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims concluded his petition was moot and that no exception to mootness applied. In an opinion authored by Chief Judge Moore and joined by Judges Chen and Stark, the panel vacated the order and remanded the case for the lower court to reconsider a question related to mootness. This is our summary of the Federal Circuit’s opinion.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three precedential opinions, one nonprecedential opinion, two Rule 36 judgments, and two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. All three precedential opinions come in patent cases: one reviews an order holding asserted claims indefinite; another addresses the eligibility of asserted claims; and a third reviews a finding of a firm’s conflict of interest. The nonprecedential opinion comes in a pro se appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the judgments and dismissals.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions, one Rule 36 judgment, and one errata. All three opinions come in pro se appeals of decisions of the Court of Federal Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the judgment and errata.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, three nonprecedential opinions, three Rule 36 judgments, and two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. The precedential opinion comes in an appeal of a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in an inter partes review proceeding. The first nonprecedential opinions comes in a patent infringement case appealed from a district court. The second comes in an appeal of a decision of the Court of Federal Claims in a takings case. The third comes in an appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are introductions to the opinions and links to the judgments and dismissals.

Late yesterday the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released three precedential opinions, two nonprecedential opinions, one nonprecedential order, and one Rule 36 judgment. Two of the precedential opinions come in patent infringement cases, one reviewing an order excluding an expert report on damages and the other reviewing construction of an alleged means-plus-function claim and a judgment of noninfringement. The third precedential opinion comes in an appeal of a decision of the Court of Federal Claims in a takings case. One of the nonprecedential opinions comes in an ex parte appeal of a rejection of a patent application by the Patent and Trademark Office. The other nonprecedential opinions comes in an appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The nonprecedential order dismisses an appeal. Here are introductions to the opinions and links to the Rule 36 judgment and dismissals.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the court released one precedential opinion and one nonprecedential opinion. The precedential opinion comes in an appeal of a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The nonprecedential opinion comes in a pro se appeal of a decision of the Court of Federal Claims. 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 nonprecedential opinions and one Rule 36 judgment. Both opinions come in appeals of decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals and Rule 36 judgment.