FedCircuitBlog

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two opinions, one precedential and one nonprecedential. The precedential opinion comes in a trade case appealed from the Court of International Trade. The nonprecedential opinion comes in a patent case on appeal from a district court. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, one nonprecedential opinion, and one nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. The precedential opinion comes in an appeal of a denial of a petition for rulemaking to establish criteria to limit the authority of the Patent and Trademark Office to institute inter partes or post-grant review under the America Invents Act. The nonprecedential opinion comes in an appeal from a series of inter partes review proceedings decided by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions and another nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. One of the opinions comes in a patent case appealed from a district court, while the other comes in an taking case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions along with links to the dismissals.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential opinion in an appeal from a final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The opinion addresses substitute claims, and in particular whether they satisfy the written description requirement and the non-obviousness requirement. Here is the introduction to the opinion.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion and five nonprecedential orders. The opinion comes in a case involving allegations of patent, trademark, and trade dress infringement. One of the orders transfers an appeal; one remands a case; and three are dismissals. Here are the introductions to the opinion and the orders transferring and remanding cases, along with links to the dismissals.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and six nonprecedential orders. The opinion comes in an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. One of the orders is a denial of a petition for writ of mandamus, one remands a case pursuant to an agreement between the parties, one transfers an appeal, and three are dismissals. Here is the introduction to the opinion and orders other than the dismissals, along with links to the dismissals.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the Federal Circuit released five nonprecedential orders. All of today’s orders also dismiss appeals. Here are links to the orders.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions, two nonprecedential opinions, and five nonprecedential orders. One of the precedential opinions comes in a patent case. The other comes in an appeal from the Court of International Trade. As for the nonprecedential opinions, one comes in a patent case, and the other comes in a pro se case. One of the orders denies a petition for a writ of mandamus in a pro se case, while the other four are dismissals of appeals. Here are introductions to the opinions and the order denying the petition as well as links to the dismissals.

This morning the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a patent case appealed from the Eastern District of Texas. The Federal Circuit reversed a denial of judgment as a matter of law and, as a result, vacated a damages award. Here is the introduction to the opinion.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion and a nonprecedential order. The opinion comes in an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The order is a dismissal. Here is the introduction to the opinion along with links to the dismissals.