JD Supra

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions: In re SurgiSil, 14 F.4th 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2021)

SurgiSil filed for a design patent on the ornamental design for a lip implant. The sole figure in SurgiSil’s application is shown in the top image. The patent examiner rejected the patent application ...
JD Supra

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions: Data and Trends: AIA PTAB Appeals to the Federal Circuit (Infographics)

Note: Includes reinstated, cross-, and consolidated appeals. Appeals from the USPTO dipped for the second straight year in FY21. Due to a spike in appeals from the Court of Federal Claims, District ...
Patently-O

Federal Circuit Dataset & Stats: 2021 Update

Happy 2022! As I’ve done for the last few years, below I provide some statistics on what the Federal Circuit has been doing over the past year. These charts draw on the Federal Circuit Dataset Project ...
Reuters

2nd Circuit's Carney to take senior status, creating new vacancy for Biden

(Reuters) - U.S. Circuit Judge Susan Carney has notified the White House that she plans to retire from active service on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, creating a sixth vacancy for President ...