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.

418 opinions and orders, showing 401–418.

• February 14, 2013 Fed. Cir. Imaginal Systematic, LLC v. Leggett & Platt, Inc., No. 12-1313 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 14, 2013) Affirmed
• February 12, 2013 Fed. Cir. SpendingMoney LLC v. American Express Co, No. 12-1481 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 12, 2013) Affirmed
• February 12, 2013 Fed. Cir. Boston Scientific Corporation v. Cordis Corporation, No. 12-1316 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 12, 2013) Affirmed
• February 12, 2013 Fed. Cir. 1836549 Ontario Ltd. v. Garmin International, Inc., No. 12-1275 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 12, 2013) Affirmed
• February 8, 2013 Fed. Cir. Biax Corporation v. Nvidia Corporation, No. 12-1387 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2013) Affirmed
• February 8, 2013 Fed. Cir. Clear With Computers LLC v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc., No. 12-1291 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2013) Affirmed
• February 7, 2013 Fed. Cir. Merck Sharp & Dohme v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, No. 12-1434 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 7, 2013) Affirmed
• February 6, 2013 Fed. Cir. R+L Carriers, Inc. v. Pitt Ohio Express, No. 12-1471 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 6, 2013) Affirmed
• February 1, 2013 Fed. Cir. Eurand, Inc. v. Impax Laboratories, Inc., No. 12-1280 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 1, 2013) Affirmed
• January 11, 2013 Fed. Cir. Source Vagabond Systems Ltd. v. Hydrapak, Inc., No. 12-1408 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 11, 2013) Affirmed
• December 21, 2012 Fed. Cir. Leonid Mikityanskiy v. Thermionics, Inc., No. 12-1406 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 21, 2012) Affirmed
• December 11, 2012 Fed. Cir. Wi-Lan, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc., No. 12-1273 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 11, 2012) Affirmed
• December 10, 2012 Fed. Cir. D. Keith Heflin v. Coleman Music, No. 12-1287 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2012) Affirmed
• December 5, 2012 Fed. Cir. Crown Packaging v. Ball Metal, No. 12-1258 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 5, 2012) Affirmed
• November 16, 2012 Fed. Cir. Winegard Company v. Electronic Controlled Systems, No. 12-1282 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 16, 2012) Affirmed
• September 7, 2012 Fed. Cir. Warner Chilcott Company, LLC v. Impax Laboratories, Inc., No. 12-1376 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 7, 2012) Affirmed
• June 18, 2012 Fed. Cir. Allergan, Inc. v. Watson Laboratories, Inc., No. 12-1310 (Fed. Cir. June 18, 2012) Affirmed
• February 11, 2011 Fed. Cir. Priceplay, Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-1306 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 11, 2011) Affirmed