FedCircuitBlog

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

• an article discussing Judge Newman’s response to her suspension from serving on the bench, specifically that “she’s prepared to fight the decision for as long as it takes”;
• an article about the “oral arguments in . . . an appeal following the massive $2.175 billion damages verdict handed by a Western Texas jury in March 2021 to VLSI for Intel’s infringement of two computer processor patents”; and
• a blog post commenting on an opinion providing “useful guidance for [patent] prosecutors on motivation to combine and means-plus-function claims.”

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions, one nonprecedential opinion, three nonprecedential orders, and two Rule 36 judgments. The precedential opinions address appeals from judgements of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board related to the patentability of claims. The nonprecedential opinion addresses an appeal from a judgment in a patent case decided by a Texas district court. One nonprecedential order transfers a case, and two are dismissals. Here are the introductions to the opinions, text from the transfer order, and links to the dismissals and Rule 36 judgments.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a patent case. The opinion addresses arguments about the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s construction of a claim term and the Board’s denial of a motion to amend claims. Here is the introduction to the opinion.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion and a nonprecedential opinion in two cases appealed from the Merit Systems Protection Board. The court also released five nonprecedential orders, which included three summary affirmances and two dismissals. Here are the introductions of the opinion and links to the orders.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. In the opinion, the Federal Circuit explains why it dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The court also released seven nonprecedential orders, six granting summary affirmances under Rule 36 and one dismissing an appeal. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the orders.