Federal Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was created in 1982 by merging the US Court of Customs and Patent Appeals with the US Court of Claims and is the only federal appellate court to hear patent appeals. The court sits primarily in Washington, DC. and is different from the other US federal appeals courts in that it hears cases based upon subject matter versus those matters brought in a specific geographic location. The decisions of the court, in particular in regard to cases involving patents are unique in that they are binding precedent Decisions of this circuit are only superseded by changes in specific law or from decisions rendered by the US Supreme Court.
The court has jurisdiction over appeals from:
- Article I Tribunals
- Article III Tribunals
- The Congressional Office of Compliance
More information regarding the history of the court and the judges who have served on it can be found at the Federal Circuit Historical Society.
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Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Date: September 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1623
Date: September 21, 2023
Docket Number: 21-1985
Justia Opinion Summary: Elekta’s 648 patent, titled “Method and apparatus for treatment by ionizing radiation,” discloses a device for treating a patient with ionizing radiation for certain types of radiosurgery and radiation therapy. The…
Date: September 21, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2353
Justia Opinion Summary: GSS is the managing member and owner of Liberty. In 2006, Liberty purchased a note issued by Aaardvark and entered into a liquidity asset purchase agreement (LAPA) for that Note. BNS was Liberty’s counterparty for the…
Date: September 20, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1461
Justia Opinion Summary: In a “key step” of the "coagulation cascade" that forms blood clots, an enzyme (Factor VIIIa) complexes with another enzyme (Factor IXa) to activate Factor X. Hemophilia A is a disorder where the activity of Factor VIII…