Fed.Cir. R.36 affirmances; oral argument article

Fed.Cir. R.36 affirmances; oral argument article

And once again…. Law.com has Will the Federal Circuit’s One-Word Affirmances Get Supreme Court Scrutiny? — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s Rule 36 allows it to simply say a lower court or administrative decision is “affirmed” rather than issue an opinion explaining the circuit’s view of the law. In about 40% of Patent Trial and Appeal Board appeals last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued one-word …