FedCircuitBlog

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• an article addressing how “[c]olleagues of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman asked a federal district court judge to throw out what’s left of her lawsuit challenging her suspension from hearing cases”; and
• a similar article discussing how the “Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday that it that it should dismiss Judge Pauline Newman’s remaining challenges to . . . because all of Newman’s claims ‘fail as a matter of law’.”

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and three nonprecedential orders. The opinion addresses a pro se appeal from a judgment of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Two of the orders deny petitions, while one dismisses an appeal. Late Friday, the Federal Circuit also released one nonprecedential order dismissing another appeal. Here is the introduction to the opinion, selected text from the orders denying petitions, and links to the dismissals.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions. One addresses an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Another addresses an appeal from a district court judgment and accompanying order in a patent case mandating the correction of inventorship of several patents. The third addresses an appeal from a final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which held that certain claims had not been shown to be unpatentable as obvious in view of asserted prior art. Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit also released one dismissal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and link to the dismissal.  

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and two dismissals. The nonprecedential opinion addresses an appeal from two decisions of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the orders.

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. With respect to granted cases, the petitioner’s reply brief was filed in Harrow v. Department of Defense, a case concerning the Merit Systems Protection Board and whether a filing deadline is jurisdictional or allows for equitable tolling. With respect to petitions, one new petition was filed with the Court in a pro se case and a waiver of right to respond was filed in another pro se case. Here are the details.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and three nonprecedential orders. The opinion addresses an appeal from a judgment of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and attends to arguments related to claim construction and the determination of analogous art for purposes of a nonobviousness analysis. The orders are dismissals. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the orders.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions and two nonprecedential orders. All three of the opinions address pro se appeals—two opinions dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and one affirms a final order of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The orders are dismissals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the orders.

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit. Highlights include a new petition filed in a patent case raising questions regarding the domestic industry requirement at the International Trade Commission and a denial of another petition in another patent case raising questions related to infringement. Here are the details.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and five Rule 36 summary affirmances. The nonprecedential opinion addresses a pro se appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Late Friday, the Federal Circuit also released one nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the dismissal and summary affirmances.

 This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, one nonprecedential opinion, two dismissals, and one Rule 36 summary affirmance. The precedential opinion comes in a pro se appeal from a judgment of the Court of Federal Claims, and the nonprecedential opinion comes in an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeals of Veterans Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals and summary affirmance.