The Federal Circuit recommended amicus briefs that show how the court might clarify a distinct legal issue to increase the likelihood of an en banc review, among other tips and stories during a day with the judges.
Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore told a once-every-two-years conference hosted by the court that the judges have broken a record in terms of its opinion output in the last year and also ramped up its en banc work in the last two years. That has included hearing its first en banc utility patent case since 2018 and what Moore sarcastically referred to as ...