FedCircuitBlog

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. In the only pending case, a patent case addressing inducement of infringement and so-called skinny-labeling, seven amicus briefs were filed supporting the respondent. As for pending petitions, since our last update, five new petitions were filed in a patent case, another patent case addressing sanctions, a veterans disability benefits case, a government contracts case, and a pro se case; three waivers of the right to respond to petitions were filed in a patent case and two pro se cases; a reply brief was filed in trademark case; two amicus briefs were filed in a patent case and Trade Act case; and the Supreme Court denied petitions in a patent case and two pro se cases. Here are the details.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the court released one precedential opinion and four nonprecedential opinions. The precedential opinion comes in an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and includes a dissenting opinion by Judge Dyk. Two of the nonprecedential opinions come in appeals of decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; one comes in a patent case on appeal from a district court; and the final nonprecedential opinion comes in an appeal of a decision of the Court of Federal Claims. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to yesterday’s dismissals.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. This morning, the court released one nonprecedential opinion in an appeal of a decision of the merit Systems Protection Board. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the dismissals.

Here is an update on activity in cases pending before panels of the Federal Circuit where the cases have attracted at least one amicus brief. We keep track of these cases in the “Other Cases” section of our blog. Today, with respect to these cases, we highlight seven recent opinions, one recent order, and two newly-identified cases. Here are the details.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions and one nonprecedential order. One of the opinions comes in an appeal of a decision of the Court of Federal Claims; the other comes in an appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The order dismisses an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.

Earlier this month, the Federal Circuit released its opinion in Ligado Networks LLC v. United States, a takings case we have been following because it attracted two amicus briefs. In this case, the court considered an interlocutory appeal from the Court of Federal Claims presenting questions related to a radio license issued under the Communications Act. In an opinion authored by Judge Taranto and joined by Judges Moore and Stoll, the panel affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded in part. This is our summary of the opinion.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. Here is a link to it.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, four nonprecedential opinions, and six nonprecedential orders. The precedential opinion comes in an appeal challenging the settlement of a nationwide class action claiming the federal judiciary overcharged members of the public for access to court records. Two of the four nonprecedential opinions come in patent cases, one appealing a denial of a motion for attorney’s fees and the other examining a district court’s claim construction and exclusion of an expert. The third opinion comes in government contract case. The fourth comes in a veterans case. Of the six nonprecedential orders, one grants a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, one denies a petition for a writ of mandamus, and one grants a motion for summary affirmance. The other three dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and first three orders and links to the dismissals.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and three nonprecedential orders. The opinion comes in an appeal of a decision of the International Trade Commission in a patent case. One of the three orders transfers an appeal; another grants a motion for an extension of time to file response; and the third denies a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to order the Patent and Trademark Office to vacate a decision not to institute an inter partes review proceeding. Here are the introductions to the opinion and orders.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions and one nonprecedential order dismissing an appeal. One of the opinions comes in an appeal of a decision of the Court of Federal Claims; the other comes in a pro se appeal of a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the dismissal.