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Federal Circuitry is a data-driven Federal Circuit blog. Our Federal Circuit Statistics empirically analyze quantifiable aspects of the Court. Our En Banc Tracker highlights pending and past petitions. Our Substantive Order Tracker allows you to search less-discussed orders. Check back weekly for Last Week in the Federal Circuit and monthly for our Oral Argument Recap.

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October 05, 2020 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (September 28 – October 2): Product-by-Process Methods of Treatment
The Supreme Court is abuzz, kicking off a new term this morning and announcing several cert grants last week. Things have been calmer across town at the Federal Circuit—which, unlike the Supreme Court, has been working all summer. The Federal Circuit issued only three
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September 30, 2020 - Federal Circuit Insights
How the Federal Circuit (and Its Judges) Fare at the Supreme Court
By: Joseph R. Palmore
How well do Federal Circuit decisions hold up at the Supreme Court? And which Federal Circuit judges have their votes most often affirmed? With the new Supreme Court term around the corner, we dove into a decade’s worth of data to find out. The
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September 28, 2020 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (September 21-25): Joinder and Statutory Estoppel
By: Seth W. Lloyd and Brian R. Matsui
The Federal Circuit had a fairly busy week as summer officially came to a close. It issued six written decisions last week, three precedential. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly subjective selection based on whatever case
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September 25, 2020 - Federal Circuit Insights
Federal Circuitry: Brief Insights (September 25, 2020)
By: Brian R. Matsui
Last week Federal Circuitry discussed injunctions and stays pending appeal (or mandamus), and, at the end of the week, an interesting mandamus order addressing a challenge to venue in the Eastern District of Texas was released. In the mandamus petition, the petitioner also sought
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September 22, 2020 - Oral Argument Recap
September Oral Argument Recap
By: Brian R. Matsui
Now that we’re just over two weeks out from arguments in the Federal Circuit’s September sitting, it’s time for our monthly oral argument recap. After taking Thursday and Friday off during its August session, the Court was back to hearing arguments every day during
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September 21, 2020 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (September 14-18): A Tale Of Two Mandamus Petitions
By: Seth W. Lloyd
While we’ll all remember last week because of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing, things were relatively quiet at the Federal Circuit. The Court issued just two written decisions in regular cases, two on mandamus petitions, and a handful of Rule 36 affirmances. Below we provide
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September 17, 2020 - Federal Circuit Insights
The Hail Mary: Seeking an Injunction or Stay Pending Appeal
By: Brian R. Matsui
At Federal Circuitry, sometimes we have simple ideas that prove not so simple. What we expect will be a few hours of data collection, number crunching, and analysis actually turns into far more work. This post is one of those instances. A few weeks
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September 14, 2020 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (September 7-11): Another Arthrex Follow-on
By: Brian R. Matsui
Maybe it was the end of summer and the start of fall, or the kids (kind of) going back to school. But whatever it was, last week the Court issued only one precedential decision, in a veteran’s benefits case. All said, the Court released
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September 08, 2020 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (August 31-September 4): Same-Party Joinder Still Not Thryv-ing
By: Brian R. Matsui
Last week was September Court week, marking the unofficial end of summer for Federal Circuit practitioners. The Court issued a total of 25 decisions, including 8 Rule 36 summary affirmances in cases argued last week, as well as some opinions in September submitted cases and
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September 04, 2020 - Substantive Orders Update
Orders of Interest Roundup
By: Seth W. Lloyd
At Federal Circuitry blog, we like to check in once in a while on what the Federal Circuit is doing in its orders that don’t get posted on the public website. Those orders often offer nuggets about practice at the Federal Circuit and sometimes
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