Federal Circuit
Hears appeals nationwide in patent, trade, federal claims and veterans cases.
Where it sits
- Supreme CourtCan take any case below on a federal question. It hears very few.
- Federal Circuit (this court)Federal appeals court
What it has decided
Latest decisions
Opinions filed most recently, newest first.
- Munoz v. McDonoughOct 12, 2022
- Conteh v. CommerceOct 12, 2022
- Wood v. United StatesOct 7, 2022
- Penley v. McDonoughOct 7, 2022
- Panduit Corp. v. Corning IncorporatedOct 7, 2022
- Defenders of the American Dream, LLC v. Google LLCOct 6, 2022
- CUPP COMPUTING AS v. TREND MICRO INC.Oct 6, 2022
- Delano v. McDonoughOct 6, 2022
Opinions per year
2016 to 2026. This year so far is the dark bar.
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Most relied on
Its decisions from the last ten years that later opinions cite most.
- Simmons v. Secretary of Health & Human Servicescited 545×
- Berkheimer v. Hp Inc.cited 541×
- Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades Software, Inc.cited 359×
- Nalco Company v. Chem-Mod, LLCcited 261×
- Two-Way Media Ltd. v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLCcited 251×
- Disc Disease Solutions Inc. v. Vgh Solutions, Inc.cited 237×
Seal credit · 1 source
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- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Seal of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.svg, U.S. Government, Public domain
