United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or simply the Federal Circuit, was founded in 1982 to combine similar federal cases to a specialized appellate court.

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1982 - Appellate court

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The Federal Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over:

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Court - Appellate - Jurisdiction

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• Article I tribunals:
• United States Court of Federal Claims
• United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
• United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
• Board of Contract Appeals (for government contracts)
• United States Merit Systems Protection Board (federal employment and employment benefits)
• United States International Trade Commission
• Article III tribunals:
• United States Court of International Trade

The Federal Circuit is the only judicial circuit that has its jurisdiction based wholly on subject matter rather than geographical location. It hears all appeals from United States district courts arising from non-tort monetary complaints against the federal government under $10,000 (the "Little Tucker Act"). It also hears all appeals relating to patents from any of the United States district courts, as long as they are brought up by plaintiffs and are not counter-claims (Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc., 2002) {{fn|1}}. Though other appellate courts can now hear patents claims in theory, this has not happened often.

Related Topics:
Subject matter - United States district court - Patent - Plaintiff - Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc. - 2002

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The court meets in Washington, DC, and occupies the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, named for the court's first chief judge, the Tayloe House, the former Cosmos Club, and the Dolley Madison House.

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Washington, DC - Tayloe House - Cosmos Club - Dolley Madison

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