Last week was Court week, and some of the Rule 36s in argued cases have already come down. Below we give our usual week’s statistics and case of the week—our highly subjective selection based on whatever case piqued our interest.
Precedential opinions: 6
Non-precedential opinions: 17 …›
So now that the Federal Circuit has wrapped up its fifth oral argument sitting by telephone, I thought it could be a good time to look again at what factors affect whether the Court holds a telephonic hearing or submits a case on the …›
It was a moderately eventful week at the Federal Circuit as the judges geared up for their August argument session and perhaps returned from their summer vacations. The Court issued 13 opinions and 2 orders on petitions for a writ of mandamus (1 grant …›
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Case: Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. FlatWing Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Nos. 2019-2264, -2265, -2266, -2267
Originating tribunal: Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Date: July 29, 2020
Panel: Per curiam (will be …›
The Federal Circuit is known for being a collegial court. So we decided to take a look at how often the judges disagree with one another. To do so, we looked under the hood at the data for our statistics. Since we started tracking …›
Maybe it was the heat in DC, or maybe it was the reduced caseload in the summer (see here), but the Federal Circuit issued just 4 opinions last week, 3 precedential and 1 non-precedential. The Court also issued 1 order denying a petition for …›
We are two weeks out from arguments in the Federal Circuit’s July sitting. As usual during the summer months, the Court heard somewhat fewer cases in July than during a typical sitting. The Court continued its COVID-19-era practice of submitting some cases on the …›
Yesterday, the Federal Circuit released its calendar for its September sitting, setting oral argument for 40 appeals. So if you were waiting for a case to be set for oral argument but didn’t receive a notice, you’ll be waiting a little longer.
Not surprisingly, the …›
Last week was a busy week at the Federal Circuit, as is often the case after an argument sitting. It issued 19 decisions total, some in cases from the Court’s July sitting and others in older cases. As usual, we provide last week’s statistics …›
Since we began tracking cases late last year, we have been thinking about some of the common perceptions we sometimes hear about the Federal Circuit. For example, people sometimes say that patent owners do very well on appeal (although we hear the opposite too). …›
