Brief introduction of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

CAFC Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, abbreviated as Fed. Cir。 When cited in the case, it belongs to the United States federal court system, and it is one of the 65,438+03 Circuit Court of Appeals, with its address in Washington, D.C. ... CAFC is the newest and most unique of the 13 Court of Appeals. Unlike other 12 Circuit Court of Appeal, its jurisdiction is determined according to the theme of the case rather than the geographical location. The most familiar function of CAFC is to serve as the exclusive court of appeal for patent confirmation and infringement litigation. It accepts the appeals of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) for patent examination cases, the United States District Court (DCT) for patent infringement cases, and the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) for "337 investigation" cases. Since its establishment, about one-third of the cases heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit have involved patents. Many important decisions made by CAFC in patent cases have played an extremely important role in the development of American patent system. However, the cases under the jurisdiction of CAFC are not limited to patents. In addition, it is worth noting that CAFC has no jurisdiction over trademark and copyright-related cases belonging to intellectual property rights.