The federal district courts are the trial courts in the federal court system. Massachusetts has one federal district court, which is known as the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The 13 judges on this court must be nominated by the U.S. President and confirmed by the...
: a circuit that has nationwide jurisdiction over appeals or reviews of certain customs, trademark and patent cases (as actions for patent applications or patent interference), and claims against the U.S. from district courts or federal agencies and that has appellate jurisdiction over cases in ...
Introduction Both the US Patent Office and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit; the federal circuit court that hears appeals from decisions in patent cases of federal district courts all the over the US) have, especially over the past two...
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit encompasses the smallest geographic area of any of the federal circuits with appellate jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. Despite its size, the court has been a major influence on US law and frequently hears litigation involving US federal ...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was part of the majority to overturn Roe, wrote for the court that “federal courts are the wrong forum for addressing the plaintiffs’ concerns about FDA’s actions.” The case had threatened to restrict access to mifepristone acros...
The fracas involves a technical issue but could have a major impact on SpaceX's case, as federal courts in Texas are generally seen as having more conservative judges who are more likely to be open to attempts to limit the powers of the federal government. The 5...
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a ruling in the patent infringement lawsuit of Integra LifeSciences against Merck KGaA that is being praised as a victory for biotechnology companies and researchers holding patents protecting their research tool inventions. The CAFC ruling ...
Eight U.S. appeals courts have affirmed lower court decisions remanding similar climate cases to state courts, finding generally that the lawsuits exclusively raise state law claims and thus federal courts do not have jurisdiction. The American Petroleum Institute, the oil and gas lobby group that...
a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is binding on all federal district courts within the Fifth Circuit, but a court sitting in California (whether a federal or state court) is not strictly bound to follow the Fifth Circuit’s prior decision. Similarly, a decision by...
U.S. Courts Of Appeals | U.S. Court Of Appeals, Sixth Circuit | Contract | 11-6094 | 09/14/2011 DOCKET 06/22/2012 OPINION FILED : THE DISTRICT COURT'S JUDGMENT IS AFFIRMED, DECISION NOT FOR PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 206. EUGENE E. SILER , JR. AND RAYMOND M. KETHLEDGE ...