FedCircuitBlog

Late Friday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions, nine nonprecedential opinions, and four Rule 36 judgments. The precedential opinions come in a patent case and a case involving a claim under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act of 1976. The nonprecedential opinions come in various patent, veterans, and federal personnel cases. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the judgments and dismissals.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a vaccine case, affirming-in-part and reversing-in-part a decision of the Court of Federal Claims. The Federal Circuit also released five nonprecedential opinions, two in appeals from the Merit Systems Protection Board, one in an appeal from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, one from the Court of Federal Claims, and one from the Armed Service Board of Contract Appeals. The Federal Circuit also released four nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion affirming a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Here is the introduction to the opinion.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions and two nonprecedential orders. The first opinion comes in a patent case appealed from the Middle District of Florida. Notably, Judge Stark concurred in part and dissented in part from the court’s holding vacating the district court’s judgment and remanding for further proceedings based on errors in claim construction. The second opinion comes in a veterans case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. One of the two orders transfers an appeal to the Sixth Circuit, while the other order dismisses an appeal for lack of an appealable final judgment. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the transfer and dismissals.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in an en banc case appealed from the Western District of Texas. Notably, Judges Reyna and Stark concurred in part and dissented in part. Today, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a trademark case. The court also released three nonprecedential opinions affirming judgments, the first in a veterans case, the second in a patent case, and the third in an appeal from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals. The Federal Circuit also released one nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.

Today, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions. In the first, the court affirmed as to a direct appeal and reversed as to a cross-appeal in a patent case. Notably, Judge Stark dissented in part from the majority’s decision to reverse as to the cross-appeal. In the second nonprecedential opinion, the court affirmed a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. In the third nonprecedential opinion, the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The Federal Circuit also released one nonprecedential order granting a motion for summary affirmance and three nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the summary affirmance and dismissals.

Today, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions in two veterans cases and a case appealed from the Merit Systems Protection Board. In the first veterans case, the court affirmed a dismissal. In the second veterans case, the court affirmed in part and dismissed in part a decision denying an earlier effective date for a service-connected condition. In the case appealed form the Merit Systems Protection Board, the court affirmed the dismissal of an appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

Today the Federal Circuit released four nonprecedential opinions and two nonprecedential orders. All four opinions come in pro se cases, one appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and three from the Merit Systems Protection Board. Both of the nonprecedential orders dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.

Today the Federal Circuit released four precedential opinions, a nonprecedential opinion, two summary affirmances, and a dismissal. Two of the precedential opinions comes in related patent cases. In the first opinion, the court dismisses an appeal from a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board because the appellant did not have standing. Notably, Judge Hughes filed a concurring opinion. In the second opinion, the court reversed an order by the District of New Jersey granting a preliminary injunction. In the third precedential opinion the Federal Circuit affirmed a judgment of the District of Delaware in a patent case. In the fourth precedential opinion, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The nonprecedential opinion comes in a pro se case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the summary affirmances and dismissal.

Late Friday the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Today the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions. One comes in a veterans case. The other comes in a rails-to-trails takings case. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.