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The Federal Circuit did not issue any opinions today. Happy New Year’s Eve!

The Federal Circuit did not issue any opinions this morning.

This morning the Federal Circuit issued two precedential opinions, one in a patent case and one in a government contract case. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

This morning the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential opinion in an employment case, as well as two Rule 36 summary affirmances. Here is the introduction to the opinion and a list of the Rule 36 judgments.

The Federal Circuit is closed today in light of the federal holiday, and so the court did not issue any opinions. Merry Christmas!

The Federal Circuit did not issue any opinions today. The court is closed today, as it previously announced. Merry Christmas Eve!

This morning the Federal Circuit issued one nonprecedential opinion in a patent case. Here is the introduction.

Happy Holidays from Fed Circuit Blog! We are starting our holiday break today. Other than reporting on new opinions, look for our coverage of the Federal Circuit to resume on January 2. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year!

Last Friday, a panel of the Federal Circuit heard oral argument in In re Google, a patent case. As we noted in our argument preview, Google seeks a writ of mandamus ordering the district court (here, Chief Judge Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas) to dismiss the case for lack of venue. Chief Judge Gilstrap concluded that Google’s “edge servers” located at Internet Service Provider locations within the district constitute a “regular and established place of business” of Google, subjecting Google to venue in the district court. We are keeping track of the case because it attracted an amicus brief. In that brief, a group of companies lodged their support for Google’s position that these servers do not suffice under the venue statute. Here is our argument recap.

This morning the Federal Circuit issued one nonprecedential opinion in a patent case. Here is the introduction to the opinion.