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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.

December 07, 2021 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 29 - December 3): COVID-19 Vaccine Patents at the PTAB
Last week the Federal Circuit was gearing up for its December argument sitting, but the Court still found time to issue several decisions. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly subjective selection based on whatever case piqued
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December 06, 2021 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 22-27): Written Description - Cobbling Together Numbers After the Fact
The week of Thanksgiving was a slower one for the Federal Circuit. But we still got an interesting written description decision with a divided panel. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly subjective selection based on whatever
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November 22, 2021 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 15-19): Government Contracts - A Bridge Too FAR on Termination for Convenience
Although the Federal Circuit did not issue a precedential patent decision this week, there was still plenty of activity, including three grants of mandamus to transfer cases out of the Western District of Texas. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case
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November 15, 2021 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit ( November 8-12): An Arbitrability Tongue Twister
By: Christopher Gloria
Fall colors are on full display in DC. But leaf peeping can’t keep us from following the latest news at the Federal Circuit. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly subjective selection based on whatever case piqued
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November 08, 2021 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 1-5): Killing Bacteria with Light – An Unexpected Result?
By: John S. Douglass
Last week saw recently confirmed Judge Cunningham sitting for her first oral arguments (alongside her former boss, Judge Dyk). But we’ll have to wait a bit longer for her first authored opinion. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the
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November 01, 2021 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (October 25-29): Taking the Pulse of Another § 101 Decision
By: Rachel S. Dolphin
While there may have been no public tricks or treats from the Federal Circuit last week, the Court still managed to issue a range of precedential and non-precedential decisions. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly subjective
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October 29, 2021 - Podcast
Podcast: More IPR Constitutional Challenges & More Attorneys’ Fees
By: Brian R. Matsui
Morrison & Foerster and the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) have teamed up to present a bi-weekly podcast addressing recent Federal Circuit decisions. In this episode, Brian Matsui and Wayne Stacy discuss the most recent constitutional challenges to IPRs addressed by the
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October 26, 2021 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (October 18-22): Inequitable Conduct = Attorneys’ Fees?
By: Seth W. Lloyd
After a couple of weeks with lots of precedential decisions, the Federal Circuit caught its breath last week and issued only non-precedential ones (with the possible exception of a sealed opinion that may or may not be precedential). Below we provide our usual weekly
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October 22, 2021 - Podcast
Podcast: NDAs & IPRs & Forum Selection Clauses, Oh My!
By: Seth W. Lloyd
Morrison & Foerster and the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) have teamed up to present a bi-weekly podcast addressing recent Federal Circuit decisions. In our most recent episode, Seth Lloyd and Wayne Stacy discuss a recent decision about whether a non-disclosure agreement
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October 11, 2021 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (October 4-8): An “Inventive” Authentication Scheme Takes The Cake Under Alice
Even though last week was argument week, that didn’t slow down the issuance of decisions at the Federal Circuit. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly subjective selection based on whatever case piqued our interest. Precedential opinions:
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Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 29 - December 3): COVID-19 Vaccine Patents at the PTAB

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 22-27): Written Description - Cobbling Together Numbers After the Fact

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 15-19): Government Contracts - A Bridge Too FAR on Termination for Convenience

Last Week in the Federal Circuit ( November 8-12): An Arbitrability Tongue Twister

By: Christopher Gloria

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 1-5): Killing Bacteria with Light – An Unexpected Result?

By: John S. Douglass

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (October 25-29): Taking the Pulse of Another § 101 Decision

By: Rachel S. Dolphin

Podcast: More IPR Constitutional Challenges & More Attorneys’ Fees

By: Brian R. Matsui

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (October 18-22): Inequitable Conduct = Attorneys’ Fees?

By: Seth W. Lloyd

Podcast: NDAs & IPRs & Forum Selection Clauses, Oh My!

By: Seth W. Lloyd

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (October 4-8): An “Inventive” Authentication Scheme Takes The Cake Under Alice