Opinions

Opinions & Orders – November 6, 2023

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, one nonprecedential opinion, and six nonprecedential orders. The precedential opinion comes in an appeal in a patent case involving a challenge to a claim construction and addresses the use of extrinsic evidence in consideration of the claim construction. The nonprecedential opinion addresses a petition for review of a final order of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Of the six orders, one transfers an appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the remaining five orders are dismissals. Here are the introductions to the opinions, selected text from the transfer order, and links to the dismissals.

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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – May 1, 2023

This morning, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential opinion in a trade case and four nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the dismissals.

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Opinions

Opinions and Orders – April 17, 2023

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and three nonprecedential orders. In the opinion, the court affirmed a judgment of the Merit Systems Protection Board. In the nonprecedential orders, the Federal Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus against Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and dismissed two appeals. Here is the introduction to the opinion, text from the first order, and links to the dismissals.

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