Here is an update on recent en banc activity in patent cases at the Federal Circuit. Highlights include two new petitions raising questions about claim construction, summary judgment, and eligibility and two denials of petitions raising questions related to unclean hands and ANDA litigation. Here are the details.
Opinions & Orders – May 13, 2024
This morning the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and five summary affirmances. The nonprecedential opinion affirms a judgment of the Merit Systems Protection Board, which ruled that the Navy did not violate a veteran’s veteran-preference rights. The five summary affirmances are nonprecedential orders affirming decisions under Rule 36. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the summary affirmances.