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Opinions & Orders – March 21, 2025

Late yesterday the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Today the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions. In the first, the court affirmed a judgment of the Court of Federal Claims in an appeal of a tax case addressing whether patent litigation expenses are deductible and need not be capitalized. In the second, the Federal Circuit vacated in part a judgment of the District of Massachusetts in a patent case based on a misconstruction of a claim term. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.

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Opinions & Orders – March 20, 2025

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders, each dismissing an appeal. This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders, each granting a motion to withdraw an appeal. Here is the introduction to the substantive nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal and a link to the other nonprecedential orders.

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Opinions & Orders – March 18, 2025

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and five nonprecedential orders. The lone nonprecedential opinion comes an appeal from a decision of the International Trade Commission. Of the nonprecedential orders, three transfer cases and two dismiss appeals. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the orders.

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Opinions & Orders – March 17, 2025

Late Friday, the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential order granting a motion to voluntarily dismiss an appeal. This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and one nonprecedential order. The lone nonprecedential opinion comes in a pro se case on appeal from the Merit Systems Protection Board. The lone nonprecedential order dismisses an appeal. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the orders.

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Opinions & Orders – March 11, 2025

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions and three nonprecedential orders. Of the nonprecedential opinions, two come in pro se cases and the other comes in a vaccine case on appeal from the Court of Federal Claims. Of the nonprecedential orders, one remands a case and the other two dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the orders.

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Opinions & Orders – March 7, 2025

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a trade case. Notably, Judge Dyk dissented from the majority’s holding affirming the Court of International Trade. This morning, the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions, two nonprecedential opinions, and three nonprecedential orders. Both precedential opinions come in patent cases. Of the nonprecedential opinions, one comes in a patent case, while the other comes in a veterans case. All three nonprecedential orders dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.

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Opinions & Orders – March 6, 2025

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three precedential opinions, four nonprecedential opinions, one summary affirmance, and one nonprecedential order. Of the precedential opinions, two come in patent cases and the other comes in a veterans case. Of the nonprecedential opinions, two come in appeals from the Merit Systems Protection Board, one comes in a veterans case, and one comes in a trade case. The lone nonprecedential order dismisses an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the summary affirmance and dismissal.

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Opinions & Orders – March 5, 2025

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders, each dismissing an appeal. This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, three nonprecedential opinions, two summary affirmances, and two nonprecedential orders. The lone precedential opinions comes in a patent case on appeal from the International Trade Commission. Of the nonprecedential opinions, two come in a patent cases, while one comes in an appeal from the Merit Systems Protection Board. Both nonprecedential orders dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the summary affirmances and dismissals.

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Opinions & Orders – March 3, 2025

Late Friday, the Federal circuit released a nonprecedential order dismissing a case without prejudice. This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, one nonprecedential opinion, and three nonprecedential orders. The lone precedential opinion comes in an employment case on appeal from the Court of Federal Claims. The lone nonprecedential opinion comes in a veterans case on appeal from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Of the nonprecedential orders, one denies a petition, one dismisses an appeal, and one remands an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and the orders denying the petition and dismissing the appeal and a link to the order remanding the case.

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Opinions & Orders – February 18, 2025

This morning the Federal Circuit released four nonprecedential opinions and one nonprecedential order. Of the nonprecedential opinions, two come in veterans cases, one comes in a case on appeal from the Merit Systems Protection Board, and one comes in a patent case on appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The lone nonprecedential order dismisses an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the order.  

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