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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. Follow us on Twitter @Fed_Circuitry.

June 21, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (June 13-17): A Concentration Claim Construction
It’s officially the start of summer, but the Federal Circuit is still hard at work: last week the Court issued a few precedential opinions, several non-precedential decisions, and a handful of affirmances without opinion from the Court’s June argument sitting. Below we provide our
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May 31, 2022 - Federal Circuit Insights
Federal Circuit CVSG Update
With the Supreme Court’s October 2021 Term winding down, we thought we’d check in on the cases from the Federal Circuit where the Supreme Court called for the views of the Solicitor General on whether to grant review (often called CVSGs). We’ve discussed the
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May 10, 2022 - Federal Circuit Insights
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (May 2-6): Experimenting With The On-Sale Bar
By: Seth W. Lloyd
With another busy week of arguments last week, the Federal Circuit took a break from issuing precedential decisions. But it still pushed out several non-precedential decisions along with some quick affirmances without opinions from the week’s arguments. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics
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April 12, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (April 4 - 8): Claim Differentiation Carries The Day
By: Jillian A. Pesin-Fulop Ph.D.
Last week was argument week at the Federal Circuit, and we’ve already begun seeing decisions from the argued cases trickle in. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and a detailed discussion of our case of the week—our highly subjective selection based on whatever
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March 31, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 21-25): Oil is a Hot Commodity These Days—Even on the Federal Circuit
By: Caroline F. Pohl
When it comes to oil, even the Federal Circuit’s hands are sometimes tied. Last week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board Precedential Opinion Panel decision for claims related to oil wells, although the Court expressed some skepticism about the agency’s
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March 21, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 14-18): Federal Circuit Says Go Fish To Claims of Co-Ownership
Last week’s big news was of course the official swearing in of Judge Stark. But there were plenty of other things happening at the Court. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and a detailed discussion of our case of the week—our highly subjective
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March 15, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 7-11): March Madness Mandamus-Style
By: Meghan McLean Poon Ph.D.
If your limited attention is diverted this week because of March Madness, never fear! We’ve got you covered at Federal Circuitry, where we’re always tracking the latest news at the Federal Circuit. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and a detailed discussion of
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March 07, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (February 28 - March 4): When Infringing An Invalid Patent Can Be Costly
By: Seth W. Lloyd
The Federal Circuit kicked off a new week of oral arguments today. And this week it finishes its goodbyes to Judge O’Malley, who officially retires on Friday (March 11). Even so, the work must go on. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and
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February 24, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (February 14-18): When Objective Indicia Evidence Both Is, And Is Not, Sufficient For Non-Obviousness
Despite no precedential patent decisions at the Federal Circuit last week, the Court still addressed some interesting issues, including a decision in which the Patent Trial and Appeal Board rejected a patentee’s alleged objective indicia of non-obviousness for a patent’s broader claims, but upheld
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February 23, 2022 - Federal Circuit Insights
A Cert Grant On Veterans' Benefits And Equitable Tolling
As Federal Circuitry readers know, the Supreme Court in recent years has granted review in many patent cases from the Federal Circuit—like last Term’s big decision in Arthrex. But the Supreme Court also takes up cases from the Federal Circuit’s non-patent docket. Yesterday the
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Last Week In The Federal Circuit (June 13-17): A Concentration Claim Construction

Federal Circuit CVSG Update

Last Week In The Federal Circuit (May 2-6): Experimenting With The On-Sale Bar

By: Seth W. Lloyd

Last Week In The Federal Circuit (April 4 - 8): Claim Differentiation Carries The Day

By: Jillian A. Pesin-Fulop Ph.D.

Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 21-25): Oil is a Hot Commodity These Days—Even on the Federal Circuit

By: Caroline F. Pohl

Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 14-18): Federal Circuit Says Go Fish To Claims of Co-Ownership

Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 7-11): March Madness Mandamus-Style

By: Meghan McLean Poon Ph.D.

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (February 28 - March 4): When Infringing An Invalid Patent Can Be Costly

By: Seth W. Lloyd

Last Week In The Federal Circuit (February 14-18): When Objective Indicia Evidence Both Is, And Is Not, Sufficient For Non-Obviousness

A Cert Grant On Veterans' Benefits And Equitable Tolling