Opinions

Opinions & Orders – May 11, 2026

This morning the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, five nonprecedential opinions, and one nonprecedential order. The precedential opinion comes in a patent case appealed from the International Trade Commission. One of the nonprecedential opinions in an appeal from a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, one comes in an appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and three come in pro se appeals of decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The order is a dismissal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.

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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – April 7, 2026

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, four nonprecedential opinions, one nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal, one Rule 36 judgment, and one errata. The precedential opinion comes in an appeal of a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board discussing the standards to establish an injury in fact sufficient to confer standing to appeal. Two of the four nonprecedential opinions come in appeals of decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including one pro se appeal; another comes in an appeal of a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and the fourth comes in an appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissal, Rule 36 judgment, and errata.

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Opinions & Orders – October 13, 2023

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, three nonprecedential opinions, and six nonprecedential orders. The precedential opinion, which inspired an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, vacates a district court’s judgment of invalidity in a patent case. One nonprecedential opinion addresses subject matter jurisdiction; another addresses an appeal from a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision finding certain claims unpatentable as obvious or as anticipated; and the third also addresses a patent appeal regarding obviousness. One order grants a motion to remand a case to the Merit Systems Protection Board, two orders deny petitions for writs of mandamus, and one order transfers an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Finally, two orders dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions, selected text from orders, and links to the dismissals.

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