Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing petitions. This morning, the Federal Circuit released two precedential opinions, two nonprecedential opinions, and one nonprecedential order. One of the precedential opinions comes in a response to a petition seeking to have the en banc court reconsider a panel’s review of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Today’s nonprecedential order explains that the en banc court granted rehearing in response to the petition and the withdrew and replaced the panel’s opinion with a modified opinion that includes one part that is joined by all of the active judges that participated in the vote on rehearing. The other precedential opinion comes in a patent case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. One of the nonprecedential opinions comes in a case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims, and the other comes in a patent case appealed from the Western District of Pennsylvania. Here are the introductions to the opinions and today’s order as well as links to the dismissals.
