Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in this intellectual property dispute. The court issued a per curiam judgment without providing a written opinion.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted an unopposed motion to voluntarily dismiss an appeal. The court ordered that each party shall bear its own costs.
The Federal Circuit dismissed Dr. Ahmad Aljindi's appeal as frivolous after the Claims Court certified that no appeal would be taken in good faith. The court affirmed the lower court's denial of a Rule 60(b) motion and its anti-filing injunction, leaving the prohibition on future filings without counsel or permission in full force.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidity of a patent under the pre-AIA on-sale bar, holding that a third-party sale of a device embodying the invention more than one year before the priority date renders the claims invalid regardless of whether the invention's details were publicly disclosed. The court further clarified that source code commands are not hearsay at summary judgment because they constitute instructions rather than statements of fact.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed in part and affirmed in part a district court ruling in a patent infringement dispute. The appellate court held that a pretrial stipulation established a United States nexus for infringement and that prosecution history did not disclaim a claim limitation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court's judgment in a contract dispute involving multiple parties. The court issued a per curiam order without providing a written opinion explaining the reasoning.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the Merit Systems Protection Board's denial of an enforcement petition, holding that the Department of Veterans Affairs complied with a 2015 settlement agreement by removing specific disciplinary records from the petitioner's Official Personnel File. The court further ruled that the subsequent disclosure of those records during unrelated litigation did not constitute a breach absent proof that the agency provided the documents to third parties.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in a nonprecedential ruling. The court issued a per curiam judgment without providing detailed reasoning.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in this inter partes review matter. The court issued a nonprecedential per curiam judgment without providing detailed reasoning.
The Federal Circuit dismissed a whistleblower appeal because the petition for review was filed six days after the mandatory sixty-day statutory deadline. The court held that the filing deadline is inflexible and cannot be extended for pro se litigants who fail to demonstrate equitable tolling.