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This morning, the Federal Circuit released two non precedential opinions and one Rule 36 judgment. One of the opinions comes in an appeal of a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and includes a dissenting opinion by Judge Wallach. 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 Rule 36 judgment.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions and three Rule 36 judgments. All three opinions come in pro se appeals. Two come in appeals of decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and one comes in an appeal of a decision of the Court of Federal Claims. Here are introductions to the opinions and links to the Rule 36 judgments.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released one precedential order, three nonprecedential opinions, four nonprecedential orders, and an errata. The precedential order comes in a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to order the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to vacate an order deinstituting an inter partes review proceeding. Two of the orders deny similar petitions of writs of mandamus. All three nonprecedential opinions come in pro se appeals, two from the Merit Systems Protection Board and one from the Court of Federal Claims. The remaining two orders dismiss appeals. Here are introductions to the opinions and links to the orders and the errata.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released two nonprecedential opinions. Both come in pro se appeals. One comes from the Merit Systems Protection Board, and the other comes from the Court of Federal Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to yesterday’s dismissal.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released four nonprecedential opinions, one Rule 36 judgment, and another nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. Two of the opinions come in pro se cases involving the same petitioner. The third opinion comes in an appeal from a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, while the fourth opinion comes in an appeal from a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the Rule 36 judgment and dismissals.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential order. It comes in a patent case and denies a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to order the Eastern District of Texas to stay the case pending conclusion of an ex parte reexamination proceeding. Here is the introduction to the order.

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.