This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Here are the links to the orders.
Opinions & Orders – December 27, 2023
This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Here are the links to the orders.
Opinions & Orders – December 26, 2023
This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, one nonprecedential opinion, and two nonprecedential orders. The precedential opinion concerns the construction of terms of a patent held not to be infringed. The nonprecedential opinion addresses an appeal of a final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which held certain claims unpatentable as obvious. One of the orders is a dismissal, and the other denies a petition and additional motions. Here are the introductions to the opinions, selected text from the denial of the petition, and a link to the dismissal.
Opinions & Orders – December 22, 2023
The Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and one nonprecedential order. The opinion affirms a judgment of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The order dismisses a petition for review. Here is the introduction to the opinion and link to the order.
Opinions & Orders – December 21, 2023
The Federal Circuit did not release any opinions or orders on its website this morning.
Opinions & Orders – December 20, 2023
This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, two nonprecedential opinions, and seven nonprecedential orders. The precedential opinion addresses an appeal from an arbitration regarding removal from a government agency. Both of the nonprecedential opinions come in patent cases. One addresses a rejection of patent claims as ineligible and obvious. The other addresses an appeal from a final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in an inter partes review, which found the claims at issue unpatentable. Six of the orders are dismissals and the seventh remands a case to the Court of Federal Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions, selected text from the remand order, and links to the dismissals.
Opinions & Orders – December 19, 2023
Today, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and two nonprecedential orders. The opinion dismisses a patent appeal as moot. One order grants a motion to remand, and the other dismisses an appeal. Here is the introduction to the opinion, selected text from one order, and a link to the dismissal.
Opinions & Orders – December 18, 2023
Today, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and six nonprecedential orders. The opinion affirms the dismissal of a pro se complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction but vacates an injunction the trial court imposed on the complainant. Five of the orders are dismissals, while one denies a petition seeking a writ of mandamus. Here are the introductions to the opinion and denial of the petition, following by a link to the remaining orders.
Opinions & Orders – December 15, 2023
Today the Federal Circuit a precedential opinion in a patent case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and two nonprecedential opinions in two pro se cases. The court also released seven nonprecedential orders, two of which simply dismissed appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and the orders other than the dismissals.
Opinions & Orders – December 14, 2023
On its website, today, the Federal Circuit did not release any opinions, but it did release eleven nonprecedential orders in various cases. (Judges Prost, Hughes, and Stoll were busy!) Other than an order granting a petition to transfer a patent case from the Western District of Texas to the Northern District of California, the orders are relatively run-of-the mill. They do things like dismiss petitions, summarily affirm, deny petitions, and grant undisputed motions to transfer, and dismissal appeals. Here are the introductions to ten of the orders and a link to the eleventh order, a dismissal.