News

Recent News on the Federal Circuit

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

  • an article discussing how “Commissioner for Patents Vaishali Udupa has notified the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that she is resigning effective immediately”;
  • a report covering how three Federal Circuit “judges said Friday that doctors’ examination reports Judge Pauline Newman has presented as part of her legal effort to fight her suspension at the Federal Circuit contained major errors and unscientific conclusions”; and
  • a piece reporting how a Federal Circuit panel “stripped a patent case over respiratory treatment devices away from a North Carolina federal judge, with the appeals court reversing a noninfringement verdict.”
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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – February 7, 2025

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing a case. This morning, the court released three precedential opinions, four nonprecedential opinions, one nonprecedential order, and two Rule 36 summary affirmances. Of the precedential opinions, one comes in a veterans case and two come in patent cases. The nonprecedential opinions all come in cases on appeal from the Merit Systems Protection Board. The lone nonprecedential order dismisses a case. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the summary affirmances and dismissals.

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