This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Here are links to the dismissals.
Opinions & Orders – August 19, 2025
Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal in a patent case. This morning, the court released three nonprecedential opinions. Two come in patent cases appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Eastern District of Louisiana, while one comes in an antidumping case appealed from the Court of International Trade. Here are the introductions to the opinions, along with a link to the dismissal.
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Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released s nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal.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 The Federal Circuit also released two nonprecedential opinions, one in a case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and one in a case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims. Finally, the Federal Circuit released four nonprecedential orders, two denying petitions for writs of mandamus, one remanding a settled case, and one dismissing an appeal.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.
Opinions & Orders – January 28, 2025
Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order in a patent case on appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. This morning the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and three nonprecedential opinions. The lone nonprecedential opinion was in an appeal from the Merit Systems Protection Board. Of the nonprecedential opinions, one came in a trademark case, one came in a patent case, and the final one came in a government contract case. Here are the introductions to the opinions and order.
Opinions & Orders – December 26, 2024
Today the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and three nonprecedential orders. The opinion comes in an appeal addressing the Equal Access to Justice Act, while the orders are all dismissals. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the dismissals.
Opinions & Orders – October 8, 2024
This morning the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions, two nonprecedential opinions, and one nonprecedential order. The first precedential opinion comes in a patent case appealed from the District of Connecticut, while the second precedential opinion comes in a trade case appealed from the Court of International Trade. Both nonprecedential opinions affirm orders of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The nonprecedential order comes in a patent case involving a joint stipulation of voluntary dismissal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and text from the order.
Opinions & Orders – January 3, 2024
This morning, the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions and one nonprecedential opinion. One of the precedential opinions addresses an appeal from a denial of a preliminary injunction in a patent dispute. The other precedential opinion addresses a dispute over whether a certain fuel mixture may qualify as “alternative fuel” for tax credit purposes. The nonprecedential opinion affirms a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions.
Opinions & Orders – December 31, 2020
This morning, the Federal Circuit issued five nonprecedential opinions in patent cases. The opinions address ineligibility, mootness, claim construction, indefiniteness, and a sua sponte grant of summary judgment of noninfringement. Here are the introductions to the opinions.
