Last Week in the Federal Circuit (December 14-18): And/or confusion
- Last week, we got what may be the last big batch of Federal Circuit opinions of 2020. (In 2019, only six more opinions issued between this time and the end of the year.) Although most of last week’s decisions were issued pretty speedily after... ›
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (December 7-11): Standing and Invalidating the Court’s Own Local Rule
By: Brian R. Matsui and Seth W. Lloyd
This week we talk about the most important standing decision decided by any court last week. Ok, perhaps, it was the second most important standing decision. Last week’s case addresses who may sue, and when they must sue by. It was decided by an... ›Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 30-December 4): Appellate Jurisdiction Over Agency Orders
Apparently it’s a myth that Thanksgiving turkey makes you sleepy. We beg to differ, judging from how much time it took us to shake off the food coma. The Federal Circuit seemingly was in the same boat: It had a slow post-Thanksgiving week, issuing... ›Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 16-20): A Beautiful Sunset for CBMs
By: Brian R. Matsui
It’s a few days before Thanksgiving and the sunsets are shorter and earlier, so we thought we’d discuss a CBM case before the sun completely sets on that procedure. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly subjective... ›Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 9-13): Analyzing Analogous Art
By: Seth W. Lloyd
Last week, the Federal Circuit was relatively busy, issuing five precedential opinions and three other written decisions. 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 Precedential opinions: 5 Non-precedential... ›Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 2-6): Limits on Venue in Hatch-Waxman Cases
By: Eric C. Pai
Last week was argument week at the Federal Circuit, which as usual meant the Court issued several Rule 36 affirmances and short non-precedential decisions. But tucked in between those was at least one case—a Hatch-Waxman case—with important ramifications going forward. Below we provide our... ›Last Week in the Federal Circuit (October 26-30): Another Texas Mandamus Grant
By: Seth W. Lloyd
In what seems to be a pattern, the week before argument week was again light on output at the Federal Circuit. The Court issued just two opinions and two dispositive orders. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our... ›Last Week in the Federal Circuit (October 19-23): Still More Axes to Grind in American Axle
By: Brian R. Matsui and Deanne E. Maynard
Last week we discussed the first Federal Circuit case added to the Supreme Court’s docket this Term, and we wondered when we’d have the opportunity to discuss whatever cases might be next in the pipeline. Lucky for us, that opportunity came a little sooner... ›Last Week in the Federal Circuit (October 12-16): The Federal Circuit on Matters of the Heart
By: Seth W. Lloyd
Perhaps the biggest Federal Circuit news last week didn’t come from the Federal Circuit; it happened when the Supreme Court granted review in Arthrex (read our insight ). In the Federal Circuit, the Court not surprisingly issued a smattering of Rule 36s in the... ›Last Week in the Federal Circuit (October 5-9): A Tangled Knot of Patent Ownership and Required Parties
By: Brian R. Matsui and Seth W. Lloyd
Last week was court week, and as we noted in our video insights , the Federal Circuit was very busy hearing arguments (not many were cancelled). Given that, it is perhaps no surprise that there weren’t many precedential opinions. Below we provide our usual... ›