This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, six nonprecedential opinions, two nonprecedential orders, and three Rule 36 judgments. The precedential opinion comes in a patent case covering trade secret misappropriation and correction of inventorship. Two of the nonprecedential opinions come in patent cases, one in an appeal from the Court of Federal Claims, two in pro se appeals of decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and one in a pro se appeal of a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. One of the orders denies a petition for a writ of mandamus, and the other dismisses an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and the order denying the petition, along with links to the other orders and the Rule 36 judgments.
Opinions & Orders – June 17, 2025
This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and nine nonprecedential opinions. The precedential opinion comes in a case appealed from the Court of International Trade in an antidumping case. Of the nonprecedential opinions, five come in patent cases, three come in cases appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and one was appealed from the District of Oregon in a case raising Quiet Title Act and inverse condemnation claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions.
Opinions & Orders – April 2, 2025
This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and one nonprecedential opinion. The precedential opinion comes in a takings case on appeal from the Court of Federal Claims, while the nonprecedential opinion comes in a patent case on appeal from the District of Delaware. Here are the introductions to the opinions.
Opinions & Orders – January 31, 2025
This morning the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and five nonprecedential orders. The lone nonprecedential opinion came in a government contract case on appeal from the Court of Federal Claims. All five nonprecedential orders dismissed appeals. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the dismissals.
Opinions & Orders – May 29, 2024
This morning the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and two nonprecedential orders. The nonprecedential opinion affirms a judgment of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in an ex parte reexamination. The first order transmits a petition to a district court to be docketed as a notice of appeal, while the second order is a dismissal. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the orders.
Opinions & Orders – December 10, 2020
This morning the Federal Circuit issued one nonprecedential opinion affirming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s denial of a motion to dismiss, which the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System filed on the ground of sovereign immunity in an inter partes review proceeding. The court also issued six Rule 36 summary affirmances. Here is the text of the opinion and a list of the Rule 36 judgments.
