FedCircuitBlog

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions. One affirms a judgment of the Court of Veterans Claims that it lacked jurisdiction and dismisses a petition for lack of jurisdiction. The other affirms a judgment in an appeal in an inter partes review in which the Patent Trial and Appeal Board determined that all claims were unpatentable. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

This morning the Federal Circuit issued a precedential order granting a petition for a writ of mandamus directing the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to transfer six actions to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The court also issued a nonprecedential order denying a petition for extraordinary relief in a veterans case and an erratum. Here are the introductions to the orders and a link to the erratum.

This morning the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential opinion in a veterans case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The Federal Circuit found it lacked jurisdiction to consider the appellant’s arguments. Here is the introduction to the opinion.

This morning, the Federal Circuit issued one precedential opinion in a patent case. Additionally, the Federal Circuit issued four nonprecedential opinions: two concerning appeals from the Merit Systems Protection Board, one in a veterans case, and one in a patent case. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

This morning the Federal Circuit issued one precedential opinion in a patent case, four nonprecedential opinions in veterans cases, and three Rule 36 summary affirmances. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a list of the Rule 36 judgments.