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in regard to cases involving patents are unique in that they are binding precedent Decisions of this circuit are only superseded by changes in specific law or from decisions rendered by the US Supreme Court.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.

Browse Opinions From the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
DAVIS v. OPM
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1881
In Re APPLE INC.
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 24-111
NXP USA, INC. v. IMPINJ, INC.
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 24-1121
In Re VLSI TECHNOLOGY LLC
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 24-116
TUBE-MAC INDUSTRIES, INC. v. CAMPBELL
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 22-2170
SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC v. IROBOT CORPORATION
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1151
CHAPMAN v. MCDONOUGH
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1834
PIEKSZA v. MCDONOUGH
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1874
EL MALIK v. MCDONOUGH
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1684
IMPINJ, INC. v. NXP USA, INC.
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: 24-1045
DAEDALUS BLUE LLC v. VIDAL
Date: March 13, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1313
BURGER v. US
Date: March 13, 2024
Docket Number: 24-1249
LITTLE v. OPM
Date: March 13, 2024
Docket Number: 24-1275
NATERA, INC. v. CAREDX, INC.
Date: March 13, 2024
Docket Number: 24-1357
NEISTER v. EDEN PARK ILLUMINATION, INC.
Date: March 13, 2024
Docket Number: 24-1374

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