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... ›
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... ›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... ›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... ›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tricks or treats from the Federal Circuit last week, the Court still managed to issue a range of precedential and non-precedential decisions.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... ›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a couple of weeks with lots of precedential decisions, the Federal Circuit caught its breath last week and issued only non-precedential ones (with the possible exception of a sealed opinion that may or may not be precedential).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... ›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:... ›Last Week in the Federal Circuit (September 27-October 1): IPRs, Ex Parte Reexams, and the APA
Last week the Federal Circuit judges geared up for their October argument session and perhaps enjoyed the beautiful fall weather in Washington. But the Court still found time to issue a dozen decisions in a wide range of patent and non-patent cases. Below we... ›Last Week in the Federal Circuit (September 20-24): Venue, Venue, Venue
By: Sumaiya Sharmeen
Although the Federal Circuit didn’t issue a lot of precedential decisions last week, it continued the recent trend of venue transfer decisions out of the Western District of Texas. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly subjective... ›Last Week in the Federal Circuit (September 13-17): More Forays Into Expert Testimony and Damages
By: Seth W. Lloyd and Nishi A Tavernier
Nishi Tavernier, Morrison & Foerster associate, co-authored this post. We’re still waiting (and probably will be for a little while) for the first opinion from newly confirmed Judge Tiffany Cunningham. But in the meantime, we provide below our usual weekly statistics and our case... ›