FedCircuitBlog

This morning, the Federal Circuit issued two precedential opinions, two nonprecedential opinions, a nonprecedential order, and two Rule 36 judgments. One of the precedential opinions comes in an appeal of a decision of the Court of International Trade; the other comes in an appeal of a decision of the International Trade Commission. One of the nonprecedential opinions comes in a pro se appeal of a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; the other comes in a pro se appeal of a decision of the Court of Federal Claims. The order transfers a case to the Court of Federal Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions and the order and links to the Rule 36 judgments.

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. Since our last update, there has been no new activity at the Supreme Court in the only pending case decided by the Federal Circuit. As for petitions, there has been a lot of activity:

• eight new petitions were filed, one in a patent case and seven in pro se cases;
• nine waivers of the right to respond to petitions were filed in patent cases, a veterans case, an MSPB case, a government contracts case, and pro se cases;
• fourt briefs in opposition were filed in a Quiet Title Act case, a veterans case, and government contracts case;
• three reply briefs in support of petitions were filed in the same Quiet Title Act case, a trademark case, and the same government contracts case;
• sixteen amicus briefs have been filed two patent cases, a veterans case, and two takings cases;
• supplemental briefs were filed in a patent case and a pro se case; and
• the Supreme Court denied petitions in two patent cases, a takings case, a case addressing jurisdiction and a pro se case.

Here are the details.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released six nonprecedential opinions and one nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. Two of the opinions come in patent cases; two come in appeals of decisions of the Court of Federal Claims, one of which involves a pro se party; one comes in a pro se appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board; and one comes in an appeal of a decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the court released two nonprecedential opinions, four nonprecedential orders, and an errata. One of the two opinions comes in a patent infringement case; the other comes in a pro se appeal of a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. One of the four orders transfers a matter; another dismisses a petition for a writ of mandamus; and the other two dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and the first order and links to the dismissals and the errata.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and four nonprecedential orders. The opinion comes in a pro se appeal from a decision of the Court of Federal Claims. Notably, Judge Cunningham concurred only in the result. One of the orders affirms a dismissal of a complaint by the Court of Federal Claims; another grants a motion to transfer an appeal; the final two dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinion and first two orders, along with links to the dismissals.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released two precedential opinions and three nonprecedential orders. One of the opinions comes in an appeal of an imposition of an $8 million bond pursuant to the Idaho Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement Act. The other comes in an appeal of a decision of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. The orders all dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the court released two precedential opinions and five nonprecedential opinions. One of the precedential opinions comes in a patent infringement case and, notably, includes an opinion concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part. The other precedential opinion comes in an appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Three of the five nonprecedential opinions come in patent cases; one comes in an appeal from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and the other comes in an appeal of a decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to yesterday’s dismissals.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. This morning, the court released one nonprecedential opinion, two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals, and a Rule 36 judgment. The opinion comes in patent infringement case that was previously before the Federal Circuit. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the dismissals and Rule 36 judgment.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, one nonprecedential opinion, and one nonprecedential order. The precedential opinion and one of the nonprecedential opinions come in appeals of decisions of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The other nonprecedential opinion comes in an appeal of a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The order addresses a petition. Here are introductions to the opinions and order.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, three nonprecedential opinions, six nonprecedential orders, and one Rule 36 judgment. The precedential opinion comes in an appeal from a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. One of the nonprecedential opinions comes in a pro se appeal of a decision by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, while the other two come in appeals of decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Three of the nonprecedential orders dismiss appeals, two transfer cases to other courts, and the final order denies a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Here are introductions to the opinions and orders other than the dismissals, along with links to the dismissals and Rule 36 judgment.