Rule 36 Affirmance

Federal Circuit Rule 36 permits the court to enter a judgment of affirmance without a written opinion when it determines that an opinion would have no precedential value and the judgment below was correct on any of several stated grounds. The result is a one-line disposition: the judgment is affirmed, and the court gives no reasoning. Rule 36 affirmances resolve a substantial share of the Federal Circuit's patent docket and are frequently criticised for leaving litigants and the district courts without guidance. The documents collected here are those summary affirmances. They carry no analysis by design; what they establish is that the decision below survived appellate review.

2,097 opinions and orders, showing 2,001–2,097.

• June 5, 2009 Fed. Cir. In re CBC Industries, Inc., No. 08-1598 (Fed. Cir. June 5, 2009) Affirmed
• June 4, 2009 Fed. Cir. In re Ross, No. 09-1011 (Fed. Cir. June 4, 2009) Affirmed
• May 11, 2009 Fed. Cir. Healthport, Corp. v. Tanita Corp. of America, No. 08-1456 (Fed. Cir. May 11, 2009) Affirmed
• May 8, 2009 Fed. Cir. Netcurrents Info. Services, Inc. v. DOW Jones & Co., Inc., No. 09-1019 (Fed. Cir. May 8, 2009) Affirmed
• May 7, 2009 Fed. Cir. Biolumix, Inc. v. Centrus International, Inc., No. 08-1589 (Fed. Cir. May 7, 2009) Affirmed
• May 7, 2009 Fed. Cir. Farrago v. Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., Inc., No. 08-1554 (Fed. Cir. May 7, 2009) Affirmed
• May 5, 2009 Fed. Cir. Fernandez Innovative Technologies, L.L.C. v. General Motors, Corp., No. 08-1533 (Fed. Cir. May 5, 2009) Affirmed
• April 10, 2009 Fed. Cir. Comcast Cable Communications v. Finisar Corp., No. 08-1506 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 10, 2009) Affirmed
• April 10, 2009 Fed. Cir. In re Siemens Water Technologies, No. 08-1446 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 10, 2009) Affirmed
• April 3, 2009 Fed. Cir. In re Hickman, No. 08-1437 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 3, 2009) Affirmed
• April 3, 2009 Fed. Cir. In re TAN, No. 08-1421 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 3, 2009) Affirmed
• April 2, 2009 Fed. Cir. Black v. CE Soir Lingerie Co., Inc., No. 08-1590 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 2, 2009) Affirmed
• April 2, 2009 Fed. Cir. In re Byerly, No. 08-1408 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 2, 2009) Affirmed
• April 2, 2009 Fed. Cir. Crater Corp. v. Lucent Technologies, Inc., No. 08-1289 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 2, 2009) Affirmed
• April 1, 2009 Fed. Cir. Global Patent Holdings v. Panthers Brhc, No. 08-1588 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 1, 2009) Affirmed
• March 31, 2009 Fed. Cir. Wayne-Dalton Corp. v. Amarr Co., No. 08-1585 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 31, 2009) Affirmed
• March 10, 2009 Fed. Cir. Digital Impact, Inc. v. Bigfoot Interactive, Inc., No. 08-1255 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 10, 2009) Affirmed
• March 10, 2009 Fed. Cir. MPT, Inc. v. U.S. Marathon Labels, Inc., No. 08-1222 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 10, 2009) Affirmed
• March 6, 2009 Fed. Cir. In re Calgon Carbon Corporation, No. 08-1397 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2009) Affirmed
• March 4, 2009 Fed. Cir. Bernardo Footwear, LLC v. Dillard’S Inc., No. 08-1402 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 4, 2009) Affirmed
• January 13, 2009 Fed. Cir. Ninestar Tech. Co., Ltd. v. International Trade Commission, No. 08-1201 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 13, 2009) Affirmed
• January 9, 2009 Fed. Cir. Zipwall v. Fastcap, No. 08-1249 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 9, 2009) Affirmed
• January 8, 2009 Fed. Cir. Lencco Racing v. Jolliffe, No. 08-1235 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 8, 2009) Affirmed
• December 15, 2008 Fed. Cir. EZ Gard Industries Inc. v. XO Athletic Co., No. 08-1384 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 15, 2008) Affirmed
• December 15, 2008 Fed. Cir. Cygnus Telecommunications Tech. LLC v. Worldport Communications Inc., No. 08-1351 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 15, 2008) Affirmed
• December 15, 2008 Fed. Cir. Knauf Fiber Glass, GmbH v. Certainteed Corp., No. 08-1315 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 15, 2008) Affirmed
• December 8, 2008 Fed. Cir. Climax Molybdenum Co. v. Molychem, LLC, No. 08-1386 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 8, 2008) Affirmed
• December 5, 2008 Fed. Cir. Tehrani v. Polar Electro, No. 08-1135 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 5, 2008) Affirmed
• December 5, 2008 Fed. Cir. Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corp. v. Memc Electronic Materials Inc., No. 07-1578 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 5, 2008) Affirmed
• December 4, 2008 Fed. Cir. RFR IND., Inc. v. Rex-Hide IND. Inc., No. 08-1399 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 4, 2008) Affirmed
• December 4, 2008 Fed. Cir. Firetrace USA LLC. v. Jesclard, No. 08-1379 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 4, 2008) Affirmed
• November 17, 2008 Fed. Cir. Informatica Corp. v. Business Objects Data Integration, Inc., No. 08-1123 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 17, 2008) Affirmed
• November 12, 2008 Fed. Cir. The Mathworks, Inc. v. Comsol AB., No. 08-1283 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 12, 2008) Affirmed
• November 7, 2008 Fed. Cir. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., No. 08-1314 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 7, 2008) Affirmed
• November 6, 2008 Fed. Cir. Dippin’ Dots, Inc. v. Mosey, No. 08-1125 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 6, 2008) Affirmed
• October 20, 2008 Fed. Cir. Abbott Laboratories v. Johnson and Johnson, Inc., No. 08-1198 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 20, 2008) Affirmed
• October 14, 2008 Fed. Cir. The Massachusetts Institute of Tech. v. Abacus Software, No. 08-1155 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 14, 2008) Affirmed
• October 10, 2008 Fed. Cir. Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., No. 08-1300 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 10, 2008) Affirmed
• October 10, 2008 Fed. Cir. Whirlpool Corp. v. LG Electronics, No. 07-1370 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 10, 2008) Affirmed
• October 9, 2008 Fed. Cir. Celerity Inc. v. Ultra Clean Tech. Systems and Service, Inc., No. 08-1205 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 9, 2008) Affirmed
• October 9, 2008 Fed. Cir. Sanitec Industries Inc. v. Micro-Waste Corp., No. 07-1282 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 9, 2008) Affirmed
• October 8, 2008 Fed. Cir. 1ST Tech. LLC. v. Rational Enterprises Ltda., No. 08-1132 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 8, 2008) Affirmed
• September 9, 2008 Fed. Cir. Fortunet v. Planet Bingo, LLC., No. 08-1082 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 9, 2008) Affirmed
• September 8, 2008 Fed. Cir. Ricoh Corp. v. Pitney Bowes, No. 07-1479 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 8, 2008) Affirmed
• August 13, 2008 Fed. Cir. Allan Block Corp. v. E. Dillon & Co., No. 08-1014 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2008) Affirmed
• August 8, 2008 Fed. Cir. In re Lundahl, No. 08-1151 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 8, 2008) Affirmed
• August 7, 2008 Fed. Cir. In re LEE, No. 08-1148 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 7, 2008) Affirmed
• July 15, 2008 Fed. Cir. Cotapaxi Custom Design and Manufacturing v. Corporate Edge Inc., No. 08-1055 (Fed. Cir. July 15, 2008) Affirmed
• July 15, 2008 Fed. Cir. Goldberg v. Bass, No. 07-1532 (Fed. Cir. July 15, 2008) Affirmed
• July 15, 2008 Fed. Cir. Goldberg v. Bass, No. 07-1519 (Fed. Cir. July 15, 2008) Affirmed
• July 14, 2008 Fed. Cir. Ekstam v. Ekstam, No. 08-1043 (Fed. Cir. July 14, 2008) Affirmed
• July 11, 2008 Fed. Cir. Luhn v. Scott, No. 08-1084 (Fed. Cir. July 11, 2008) Affirmed
• July 11, 2008 Fed. Cir. Andersen Manufacturing Inc. v. Diversi-Tech Corp., No. 07-1492 (Fed. Cir. July 11, 2008) Affirmed
• July 10, 2008 Fed. Cir. Venture IND. Corp. v. Autoliv ASP Inc., No. 08-1113 (Fed. Cir. July 10, 2008) Affirmed
• July 10, 2008 Fed. Cir. In re Grace, No. 08-1080 (Fed. Cir. July 10, 2008) Affirmed
• July 10, 2008 Fed. Cir. In re Babu, No. 08-1025 (Fed. Cir. July 10, 2008) Affirmed
• June 17, 2008 Fed. Cir. Synthon IP v. Pfizer, No. 07-1344 (Fed. Cir. June 17, 2008) Affirmed
• June 10, 2008 Fed. Cir. Spiroflow Systems v. Flexicon Corp., No. 08-1034 (Fed. Cir. June 10, 2008) Affirmed
• June 9, 2008 Fed. Cir. Novartis Pharmaceuticals v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, No. 07-1542 (Fed. Cir. June 9, 2008) Affirmed
• June 5, 2008 Fed. Cir. In re Prazoff, No. 08-1069 (Fed. Cir. June 5, 2008) Affirmed
• June 5, 2008 Fed. Cir. Wuxi Multimedia v. Koninklijke Philips Electronics, No. 08-1041 (Fed. Cir. June 5, 2008) Affirmed
• May 16, 2008 Fed. Cir. Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH v. Dentsply Intern’Tl, No. 07-1203 (Fed. Cir. May 16, 2008) Affirmed
• May 15, 2008 Fed. Cir. Advanceme v. Rapidpay, LLC., No. 08-1036 (Fed. Cir. May 15, 2008) Affirmed
• May 15, 2008 Fed. Cir. Airgo IP, LLC. v. Arvinmeritor, No. 07-1538 (Fed. Cir. May 15, 2008) Affirmed
• May 9, 2008 Fed. Cir. Tech. Properties Limited v. ARM, Ltd., No. 08-1020 (Fed. Cir. May 9, 2008) Affirmed
• April 14, 2008 Fed. Cir. Mcneil-Ppc, Inc. v. Perrigo Co., No. 07-1508 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 14, 2008) Affirmed
• April 9, 2008 Fed. Cir. Kerr Corp. v. Westside Resources Inc., No. 08-1046 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 9, 2008) Affirmed
• March 14, 2008 Fed. Cir. Neutrino Development Corp. v. Sonosite, No. 07-1325 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 14, 2008) Affirmed
• March 4, 2008 Fed. Cir. Craig v. Foldfast Inc., No. 07-1570 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 4, 2008) Affirmed
• March 4, 2008 Fed. Cir. Gubb v. P&M Services Inc., No. 07-1263 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 4, 2008) Affirmed
• February 19, 2008 Fed. Cir. MGM Well Services v. Mega Lift Systems, No. 07-1367 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 19, 2008) Affirmed
• February 7, 2008 Fed. Cir. Ampex v. Eastman Kodak, No. 07-1089 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 7, 2008) Affirmed
• February 6, 2008 Fed. Cir. Prism Technologies v. Verisign, No. 07-1315 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 6, 2008) Affirmed
• January 22, 2008 Fed. Cir. In re Sang SU LEE, No. 07-1191 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 22, 2008) Affirmed
• January 10, 2008 Fed. Cir. In re R & S Trading Co., No. 07-1412 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 10, 2008) Affirmed
• January 10, 2008 Fed. Cir. Howmedica Osteonics v. Tranquil Prospects, No. 07-1358 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 10, 2008) Affirmed
• January 8, 2008 Fed. Cir. Invisible Fence v. Perimeter Technologies, No. 07-1318 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 8, 2008) Affirmed
• December 13, 2007 Fed. Cir. Meritor Transmission Corp. v. Eaton Corp., No. 07-1210 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 13, 2007) Affirmed
• December 7, 2007 Fed. Cir. Wavestream v. CAP Wireless, No. 07-1264 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2007) Affirmed
• November 19, 2007 Fed. Cir. Systems General Corp. v. ITC, No. 07-1082 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 19, 2007) Affirmed
• November 14, 2007 Fed. Cir. Slaby v. Berndt, No. 07-1213 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 14, 2007) Affirmed
• November 13, 2007 Fed. Cir. Amini Innovation Corporation v. Anthony California, Inc., No. 07-1182 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 13, 2007) Affirmed
• November 8, 2007 Fed. Cir. Stant Manufacturing v. Gerdes GmbH (Kerpen, Germany), No. 07-1086 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 8, 2007) Affirmed
• October 18, 2007 Fed. Cir. In re Michael L. Beigel, No. 07-1146 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 18, 2007) Affirmed
• October 11, 2007 Fed. Cir. In re Craig W. Barnett, No. 07-1047 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 11, 2007) Affirmed
• October 5, 2007 Fed. Cir. Southern Grouts & Mortars v. Laticrete International, No. 07-1098 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 5, 2007) Affirmed
• September 17, 2007 Fed. Cir. In re Darrin Benzer, No. 07-1069 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 17, 2007) Affirmed
• August 17, 2007 Fed. Cir. Caritas Technoligies, Inc. v. Comcast Corporation, No. 07-1057 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 17, 2007) Affirmed
• August 17, 2007 Fed. Cir. Postx Corporation v. Secure Data in Motion, Inc (Doing Business as Sigaba), No. 06-1565 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 17, 2007) Affirmed
• August 10, 2007 Fed. Cir. Capital Bridge v. IVL Technologies, No. 06-1637 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 10, 2007) Affirmed
• August 9, 2007 Fed. Cir. In re Rodger Burrows, No. 07-1091 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 9, 2007) Affirmed
• August 8, 2007 Fed. Cir. Foremost in Packaging Systems (Doing Business as Envirocooler) v. Cold Chain Technologies, No. 07-1116 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 8, 2007) Affirmed
• August 8, 2007 Fed. Cir. Dolby Laboratories v. Lucent Technologies, No. 06-1583 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 8, 2007) Affirmed
• July 11, 2007 Fed. Cir. Venture Industries Corporation v. Autoliv ASP, No. 07-1118 (Fed. Cir. July 11, 2007) Affirmed
• May 21, 2007 Fed. Cir. Pfizer v. Apotex (Formerly Known as Torpharm), No. 06-1261 (Fed. Cir. May 21, 2007) Affirmed
• September 6, 2006 Fed. Cir. Alza Corporation v. Impax Laboratories, Inc., No. 06-1047 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 6, 2006) Affirmed
• February 17, 2005 Fed. Cir. Puritan-Bennett Corp. v. Penox Technologies, No. 04-1303 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 17, 2005) Affirmed