FedCircuitBlog

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion. It comes in a pro se appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here is the introduction to the opinion.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and one nonprecedential opinion. Both come in companion appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in inter partes review proceedings. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Here are links to the dismissals.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and three nonprecedential orders. The opinion comes in a pro se appeal from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. One of the orders dismissed an appeal, while the other denied petitions for writs of mandamus, one in a patent case and one in a pro se case. Here are the introductions to the opinion and the denials of the petitions, along with a link to the dismissal.

Late Friday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the court released one precedential opinion, one nonprecedential opinion, and another nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. The precedential opinion comes in a patent infringement case, and the nonprecedential opinion comes in an appeal from a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the orders.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions. One comes in an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and the other comes in an appeal from a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions and an errata. Both opinions come in pro se appeals from the Court of Federal Claims in related tax refund cases. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the errata.

Two weeks ago, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Director of the Office of Personnel Management v. Moulton, a case we have been following because it attracted an amicus brief. In this case, the Federal Circuit reviewed a judgment of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The MSPB affirmed an administrative judge’s decision that a statutory provision requires the Office of Personnel Management “to divide an annuity supplement only if expressly provided for in a court order.” Judge Prost authored an opinion for the Federal Circuit affirming the judgment. In particular, the court held “that OPM cannot divide a retiree’s annuity supplement unless the division of the supplement is expressly provided for in a court order.” This is our opinion summary.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, two nonprecedential opinions, and two nonprecedential orders. The precedential opinion and one of the nonprecedential opinions come in appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The other nonprecedential opinion comes in a pro se appeal from a district court’s dismissal of a patent infringement claim. One of the orders grants a motion to withdraw a petition while the other is a dismissal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the orders.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential opinion dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released two nonprecedential opinions and two additional nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. One of the opinions comes in a patent infringement case, and the other comes in an appeal from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.