FedCircuitBlog

This morning the Federal Circuit released four nonprecedential opinions, three nonprecedential orders, and one Rule 36 judgment. The first two opinions come in appeals of decisions of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The third opinion comes in an appeal from a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The fourth opinion comes in an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Federal Claims. One of the orders denies a petition for a writ of mandamus, one transfers a case, and one is a dismissal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and first two orders, as well as links to the dismissal and Rule 36 judgment.

Here is an update on activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. With respect to granted cases, there is no new activity to report. While no new petitions were filed, a waiver of the right to respond was filed in a patent case raising questions related to Judge Newman’s removal from her duties, Rule 12(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the judicial exception to patentability for abstract ideas. The Court also received one new reply brief in support of a petition filed in another patent case raising a question related to standing. In addition, the Court denied petitions in two pro se cases. Here are the details.

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. With respect to granted cases, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in Bufkin v. McDonough. With respect to petitions, three new petitions were filed in two patent cases and a veterans case, two new briefs in opposition were filed in patent cases, and one new amicus brief was filed in a veterans case. In addition, the Court denied the petitions in a patent case and a pro se case. Here are the details.

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

• an article reporting on how the Federal Circuit extended the suspension of 97-year-old Judge Pauline Newman for another year, citing “serious concerns about Judge Newman’s cognitive state” and her refusal to comply with the ongoing fitness investigation;
• a blog post highlighting the possible impact of the bipartisan Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, introduced in Congress this term, on U.S. patent law; and
• an article discussing the evolving nature of standing in patent infringement cases in light of a recent Federal Court decision.

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. With respect to the two cases pending at the Supreme Court that were previously decided by the Federal Circuit, merits briefs and amicus briefs were filed. With respect to petitions, five new petitions were filed, three briefs in opposition to petitions were filed, two new waivers of the right to respond were filed, and one new amicus brief was filed. Here are the details.

Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. This week’s highlights include new petitions filed in a patent case raising a question related to standing and a takings case raising a question related to a regulatory takings claim. Here are the details.

This morning the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a patent case and a nonprecedential order dismissing a petition for review. The opinion describes why the Federal Circuit reversed a decision of the Western District of Texas to dismiss claims for lack of constitutional standing in a patent case. Here is the introduction to the opinion and a link to the dismissal.