FedCircuitBlog

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions. One comes in a severance pay case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims, and the other comes in a veterans case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. There are currently no cases pending before the Supreme Court that were previously decided by the Federal Circuit. As for petitions, since our last update, three new petitions were filed in a government contract case and two pro se cases; four waivers of the right to respond to petitions were filed in two government contract cases and two pro se cases; one brief in opposition was filed in a patent case; and a reply brief in support of a petition was filed in a patent case. Here are the details.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and one errata. The opinion comes in a veterans case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Here is the introduction to the opinion, along with a link to the errata.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions and six nonprecedential orders. One opinion comes in a patent case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; the other comes in a veterans case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. As for today’s orders: one dismisses an untimely appeal from the Court of Federal Claims; one denies a motion to stay and dismisses a petition seeking review of letters from the Office of Personnel Management regarding an annuity calculation; one dismisses an appeal from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; two transfer petitions to review decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board; and one grants an unopposed motion to remand a case to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are the introductions.  

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the court released one nonprecedential opinion and two nonprecedential orders. The opinion comes in a patent case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. As for today’s orders, one grants a motion for leave to appeal and summarily affirms a decision of the Court of Federal Claims, and the other grants a motion to remand for additional proceedings in an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here are the introductions to the opinion and today’s orders, along with links to yesterday’s dismissals.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions and four nonprecedential orders. Two of the opinions come in cases appealed from the Merit Systems Protection Board; the third comes in a patent case appealed from the Central District of California. As for today’s orders, one denies a petition for a writ of mandamus in a case addressing veterans law, one dismisses a case for lack of jurisdiction, one grants an agreed motion to dismiss, and one transfers an employment discrimination case to the Eastern District of Texas. Here are the introductions to the opinions and substantive orders, along with a link to the agreed dismissal.

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. There are currently no cases pending before the Supreme Court that were previously decided by the Federal Circuit. As for petitions, since our last update, five new petitions were filed in a patent case, a case arising under the Tucker Act, a case originally arising under the Indian Tucker Act, and two pro se cases; two waivers of the right to respond to petitions were filed in a case involving copyright and government contract claims and a pro se case; two briefs in opposition were filed in patent cases; a reply brief in support of a petition was filed in a patent case; amicus briefs were filed in two patent cases; and the Court denied five petitions. Here are the details.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions, two dismissals, and one Rule 36 summary affirmance. One of the opinions comes in a case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims, one comes in a case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and one comes in a case appealed from the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions along with links to the dismissals and summary affirmance.

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. Since our last update, the Court held its first conference of the 2026 Term, which resulted in the Court denying twenty-one petitions, as discussed below. There are currently no cases pending before the Supreme Court that were previously decided by the Federal Circuit. As for petitions, since our last update, one new petition was filed in a government contract case; one waiver of the right to respond to a petition was filed in a patent case; amicus briefs were filed in a veterans case, an employment case, and a patent case; and, as mentioned, the Court denied twenty-one petitions. Here are the details.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released four nonprecedential opinions. Two of the opinions come in veterans cases appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, one comes in a patent case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and one comes in a military records correction case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions.