U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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• About the Court - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was established under Article III of the U.S. Constitution on October 1, 1982, with the passage of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982.  The co...

• Opinions & Orders - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  The Federal Circuit publishes online all opinions, precedential orders, dispositive orders in writs petitions, Rule 36 judgments, non-ministerial orders relating to rehearing or en banc petitions or a...

• Attorney Information - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  This page provides information about joining the Federal Circuit bar and for other bar-related attorney services.  Counsel in existing cases should refer to other sections of the website for case-rela...

• Case Records - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  Case Records Since March 1, 2012 For cases filed on or after March 1, 2012, all case information and documents are available through PACER (external) or at public terminals located in the Clerk’s Offi...

• Visiting the Court - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  The National Courts Building is located on Madison Place between Pennsylvania Avenue and H Street, N.W., on the east side of Lafayette Square (the President’s Park), across from the White House, in do...

• Filing Resources - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  The Clerk’s Office has prepared the following materials to assist litigants and counsel appearing before the Federal Circuit. In using these materials, litigants should always review the relevant port...