Opinions

Opinions & Orders – December 2, 2021

The Federal Circuit did not release any opinions or orders this morning on its website.

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Opinions & Orders – December 1, 2021

This morning the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions in patent cases involving two of the same companies. In the opinions, the court addresses standing, anticipation, and obviousness. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

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Opinions & Orders – November 30, 2021

This morning the Federal Circuit released opinions in two related patent cases, one a precedential opinion and one a nonprecedential opinion. In the precedential opinion, the court affirmed a judgment of the Northern District of West Virginia that certain claims are invalid for lack of written description. Judge O’Malley dissented. In the nonprecedential opinion, the court affirmed a judgment of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in an inter partes review addressing the same patent. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

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Opinions & Orders – November 29, 2021

The Federal Circuit did not release any opinions or orders this morning on its website.

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Federal Circuit Releases Public Version of Sealed Opinion Addressing Standing in Patent Infringement Case

Yesterday the Federal Circuit released a public version of a sealed precedential opinion addressing statutory and constitutional standing in a patent infringement case. While released yesterday, the opinion was buried on the Federal Circuit’s website given the date assigned to it—the date the court released the sealed version of the opinion in October. Here is the introduction to the newly-released, public version of the opinion.

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Opinions & Orders – November 24, 2021

This morning the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and two nonprecedential opinions. The precedential opinion comes in a patent case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and in it the court affirms the PTAB’s decision over a partial dissent by Judge Linn. The nonprecedential opinions come in a trademark case appealed from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and a veterans case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

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Opinions & Orders – November 23, 2021

This morning the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential orders in what appear to be pro se cases. One order denied a petition for a writ of mandamus, one ordered transfer to the Third Circuit, and one dismissed a petition based on lack of jurisdiction. Here is relevant text from the three orders.

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Opinions & Orders – November 22, 2021

The Federal Circuit did not release any opinions or orders this morning on its website.

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Opinions & Orders – November 19, 2021

The Federal Circuit did not release any opinions or orders this morning on its website.

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Opinions & Orders – November 18, 2021

This morning the Federal Circuit issued two nonprecedential opinions. The first opinion comes in a patent case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and it addresses the Board’s determination that claims are invalid for obviousness. The second opinion comes in veterans case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and it addresses the Board of Veterans’ Appeals denial of compensation to a veteran. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

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