This morning, the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions. Both come in cases appealed from the Court of Federal Claims, with one dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and the other a takings case. The Federal Circuit also released two nonprecedential opinions, both in patent cases, one appealed from a district court and one from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Lastly, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.
Opinions & Orders – October 28, 2022
This morning the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions involving the same plaintiffs-appellees. Both opinions come from a design patent case appealed from the Northern District of Illinois. In the first opinion, the Federal Circuit reverses the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction and remands the case. In the second opinion, the Federal Circuit vacates the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction and an order adding defendants to the injunction. Here are the introductions to the opinions.