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Opinions & Orders – August 20, 2025

This morning, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential opinion affirming in part and dismissing in part a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Here is the introduction to the opinion.

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Opinions & Orders – August 18, 2025

Late Friday, the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential opinion in a pro se case and a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released a precedential opinion in a takings case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims. The Federal Circuit also issued a nonprecedential opinion in a vaccine case and another nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.

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Opinions & Orders – August 11, 2025

Late Friday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released a precedential opinion in a patent case appealed from the District of Utah, two nonprecedential opinions in pro se cases appealed from the Court of Federal Claims, and a nonprecedential opinion in a case appealed from the Merit Systems Protection Board. The Federal Circuit also released a nonprecedential order transferring a case to the Ninth Circuit along with four other nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the transfer and dismissals.

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Opinions & Orders – August 8, 2025

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released a precedential opinion in a patent case appealed from the District of New Jersey. The Federal Circuit also released two nonprecedential opinions in decisions appealed from the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Finally, the court released two Rule 36 summary affirmances. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the Rule 36 summary affirmances and dismissal.

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Opinions & Orders – August 1, 2025

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals in patent cases. This morning, the court released two precedential opinions. One comes in a patent case appealed from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and one comes in a veterans case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Additionally, the Federal Circuit released a precedential order denying en banc review in a patent case. Notably, Chief Judge Moore and Judge Stoll concurred and Judges Dyk and Hughes dissented from the decision to deny en banc review. Finally, the court issued a nonprecedential opinion in a patent case and two nonprecedential orders, one denying a petition for a writ of mandamus in a patent case and one dismissing a case. Here are the introductions to the opinions and orders and links to the dismissals.

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Opinions & Orders – July 30, 2025

This morning, the Federal Circuit released an errata for a veterans case decided earlier this July. Here is a link to the errata.

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Opinions & Orders – July 29, 2025

This morning, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a vaccine case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims. The Federal Circuit also released three nonprecedential opinions in decisions appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the Court of International Trade, and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

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Opinions & Orders – July 25, 2025

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals from the Merit Systems Protection Board. This morning, the court released one precedential opinion in a patent case, transferring it to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Federal Circuit also released three nonprecedential opinions in decisions appealed from the MSPB, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.

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Opinions & Orders – July 22, 2025

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, one nonprecedential opinion, and one nonprecedential order. The precedential opinion affirms a decision of the Patent and Trademark Office not to apply interference estoppel and to invalidate challenged patent claims as obvious. The nonprecedential opinion comes in a case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The nonprecedential order denies a petition for a writ of mandamus. Here are the introductions to the opinions and order.

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Opinions & Orders – July 18, 2025

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released s nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the Federal Circuit released s precedential opinion in a patent infringement case appealed from the Central District of California. The Federal Circuit also released two nonprecedential opinions, one in a case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and one in a case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims. Finally, the Federal Circuit released four nonprecedential orders, two denying petitions for writs of mandamus, one remanding a settled case, and one dismissing an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and orders and links to the dismissals.

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