FedCircuitBlog

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• a blog post arguing the Federal Circuit recently “established a more rigorous test for determining when a published patent application claiming priority to a provisional application can be considered prior art as of its provisional filing date”;
• an article describing how the Federal Circuit recently “upheld a Trademark Trial & Appeal Board decision to partially cancel trademarks”; and
• a blog post discussing the ongoing dispute between Judge Newman and the Federal Circuit.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three precedential opinions, four nonprecedential opinions, and a nonprecedential order. Of the precedential opinions, two come in patent cases on appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and the other comes in a takings case on appeal from the Court of Federal Claims. Of the nonprecedential opinions, two come in pro se appeals, one comes in a veterans case, and the other comes in a patent case on appeal from the Court of Federal Claims. The lone nonprecedential order dismisses an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.