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Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Position circuit
Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Commissioned 2011-11-18
Education University of Arizona (B.A., 1973); University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (J.D., 1976); University of Cambridge, Hughes Hall (LL.B. in International Law, with honors, 1981)
Signed orders read 35
Last updated 2026-07-10
Motion outcomes
AppealN = 28
counts only
Granted 4 Granted in part 2 Denied 21 Moot / procedural 1
Petition for reviewN = 7
counts only
Granted 4 Denied 3
Counted from classified signed orders. A “1 of 1” is one ruling, not a tendency.
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Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. v. International Securities Exchange, LLC
677 F.3d 1361 · 2012-05-07
Appeal (appellant)
Granted in part
“We vacate the district court's judgment of noninfringement and remand for further proceedings based on this court's interpretation of the 'system memory means,' 'matching,' and 'automated exchange.'”
In re Doron Adler
723 F.3d 1322 · 2013-07-18
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Because the Board did not err in rejecting the pending claims as obvious over Meron in view of Hirata and did not rely on new grounds for rejection, the Board is AFFIRMED.”
The Fox Group, Inc. v. Cree, Inc.
700 F.3d 1300 · 2012-11-28
Appeal (appellant)
Granted in part
“For the above mentioned reasons, we vacate the district court's decision that the entire '130 patent is invalid, but uphold the district court's finding of invalidity of claims 1 and 19 under Sec. 102(g).”
Novartis AG v. Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc.
853 F.3d 1289 · 2017-04-04
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Therefore, for the foregoing reasons, the Final Written Decisions of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board are AFFIRMED.”
Elbit Systems of America, LLC v. Thales Visionix, Inc.
881 F.3d 1354 · 2018-02-06
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Accordingly, the Final Written Decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board is AFFIRMED.”
Diamond Coating Technologies, LLC v. Hyundai Motor America
823 F.3d 615 · 2016-05-17
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Accordingly, the decisions of the United States District Court for the Central District of California are AFFIRMED.”
Cisco Systems, Inc. v. TQ Delta, LLC
928 F.3d 1359 · 2019-07-10
Appeal (appellant)
Granted
“We vacate and remand.”
Allergan Sales, LLC v. Sandoz, Inc.
935 F.3d 1370 · 2019-08-29
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Accordingly, the Opinion and Order of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey is AFFIRMED.”
Electronic Communication Technologies, LLC v. ShoppersChoice.com, LLC
963 F.3d 1371 · 2020-07-01
Appeal (appellant)
Granted
“For the foregoing reasons, we vacate the District Court's Attorney Fee Order and remand for further proceedings.”
Shell Oil Co. v. United States
688 F.3d 1376 · 2012-08-14
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Accordingly, we affirm the CIT's decision sustaining Customs's denial of Shell's protests.”
Best Key Textiles Co. Ltd. v. United States
777 F.3d 1356 · 2015-02-03
Appeal (appellant)
Moot / procedural
“Because the CIT did not have jurisdiction over the case, this court vacates and remands with instructions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.”
Shenyang Yuanda Aluminum Industry Engineering Co. v. United States
776 F.3d 1351 · 2015-01-21
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Therefore, Yuanda's curtain wall units meet the definition of the subject aluminum extrusions. Accordingly, the decision of the CIT is AFFIRMED.”
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