FedCircuitBlog

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, two orders, and one Rule 36 summary affirmance. The precedential opinion addresses an appeal from a final written decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding claims unpatentable and denying a revised motion to amend claims. The orders are dismissals. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the dismissals and summary affirmance.

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit in patent cases. Highlights include the filing of an opening en banc brief in an en banc case reconsidering the longstanding test governing design patent obviousness and the denial of a petition raising questions related to obviousness.

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit in patent cases. Highlights include a new petition presenting a question related to indirect infringement and a response brief addressing obviousness. Here are the details.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a patent case. In it, the court reversed a district court’s dismissal of a claim based on claim preclusion. Here is the introduction to the opinion.