IP Appeals in the Federal Circuit Jarrett Perlow, Chief Deputy USCA Federal Circuit Calendaring Our Future Together. ™
IP Appeals in the Federal Circuit Agenda ▪ Circuit Information and Statistics ▪ Common Errors ▪ Compliance/Quality Control (QC) Process ▪ Filing Resources and Assistance Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 1
Federal Circuit Information National Courts Building, Washington, D.C. • 12 Active Judges, 6 Senior Judges • • National Jurisdiction • 94 District Courts • Court of International Trade Court of Federal Claims • Court of Appeals for Veterans Affairs • • Federal Agencies • Patent and Trademark Office • Merit Systems Protection Board International Trade Commission • • Board of Contract Appeals (and more…) Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 2
Federal Circuit Statistical Snapshot Court Term 2017 – 2018 Cases Procedural Total Merits % Merits % Merits % of Docket July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 Commenced Terminations Terminations Terminations Reversed Patent and Trademark Office 587 145 396 73.1% 10% 36.8% District Court (Patents) 476 183 347 65.4% 8% 29.8% Court of Federal Claims 169 60 111 64.9% 14% 10.6% Merit Systems Protection Board 128 61 78 56.1% 9% 8.0% Court of Veterans Claims 78 29 75 72.1% 9% 4.9% Court of International Trade 40 6 34 85% 21% 2.5% International Trade Comm’n. 27 6 7 54.8% 0% 1.7% Board of Contract Appeals 12 4 9 69.2% 0% 0.8% Other 80 64 8 11.1% 0% 4.9% TOTAL 1597 558 1065 65.6% 10% 100% Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 3
Federal Circuit Statistical Snapshot U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit District Courts Major Case Origins by Fiscal Year 700 Court Federal 600 Claims Court Int'l Trade 500 400 Court App. Veterans Claims 300 Merit Systems Protection Bd. 200 Patent & 100 Trademark Office 0 Board of Contract Appeals FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 (August) Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 4
Federal Circuit Case Processing Times Court T erm 2017 The median time from filing of the Notice of Appeal to CAFC final disposition in oral argument cases is 13.0 Months. Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 5
Federal Circuit Common Errors • Incomplete Certificates of Interest and Docketing Statements • answer each question, use “none” or “N/A” as appropriate Use the relief “Extend Time to File Brief” for all • brief types. “Extend Time to File Other” must not be used • for brief-related extensions Statement of Jurisdiction • • Absent disagreement, a statement of jurisdiction must not be in a response brief. FCR 28(b) Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 6
Federal Circuit COI Errors • Use the current Form 9 (rev. 10/17) • http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/rules-of-practice/forms/form9.pdf • Item #4: Include only (1) former counsel who appeared below and will not appear on appeal and (2) counsel who will appear on appeal but have not yet filed an EOA Item #5: Must include the same information in the • briefs Must file an updated COI as its own docket entry in • addition to brief and motion disclosure. FCR 47.4(c) Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 7
Federal Circuit Practice Tips • IPR Cases Notice of Election: Must file within 14 days of service of the notice of appeal 37 C.F.R. 1.983(e)(2) • Confidential Documents: Need a non-confidential version filed as well • Transcripts: Do not file the transcript order form unless a transcript is actually ordered. (FRAP 10/11) FRAP 44: Separate notice required, not just • mentioning it in the brief Calendaring: 3-4 months between briefing and • hearing scheduled Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 8
Federal Circuit Quality Control • Clerk’s Review • Completed within two working days Notice of Non-Compliance • • Correction must be filed within five working days or original could be stricken • Quality Control Notice • No correction required Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 9
Sample Non-Compliance Notice Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 10
Federal Circuit Filing Resources Quick Reference: Formal Brief Requirements Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 11
Federal Circuit Filing Resources Not just for unrepresented parties! Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 12
Federal Circuit Clerk’s Office General 202-275-8000 • • Case Management Team • Case opening, Motions, Briefs 202-275-8055 Court Services Team • • Calendaring, Arguments, Post-Judgment 202-275-8035 Administration Team • • Attorney Admissions, Records 202-275-8000 • CM/ECF Help Desk 202-275-8000 ecfhelp@cafc.uscourts.gov Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 13
Federal Circuit Email Notifications www.cafc.uscourts.gov/email-subscriptions • Announcements and Notices • (all public notices and website announcements) • Daily Opinions and Orders • (precedential and nonprecedential opinions, judgments and select orders) • ECF System Status and Announcements • (system and maintenance notices for electronic filers) • Operating Status • (notification of changes to the court’s operating status) • Oral Argument Audio Links • (daily argument recordings) • Oral Argument Calendar • (notification when a new argument calendar is released) Calendaring Our Future Together. ™ 14
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