As of September 2022, this Court is 8-4 Democrat-appointed among active judges, and lacks a single Trump-appointed judge.
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The United States Court of Appeals for the '''Federal Circuit''' sits in [[Washington, D.C.]] and handles all [[patent]] appeals, as well as appeals from the United States Court of Federal Claims.
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The United States Court of Appeals for the '''Federal Circuit''' sits in [[Washington, D.C.]] and handles all [[patent]] appeals, as well as appeals from the United States Court of Federal Claims. As of September 2022, this Court is 8-4 Democrat-appointed among active judges, and lacks a single [[Trump]]-appointed judge.
The Federal Circuit was established in 1982 by [[Congress]] to reduce the problem of forum shopping in patent cases. The Court merged two courts that had been handling [[patent]] appeals.
The Federal Circuit was established in 1982 by [[Congress]] to reduce the problem of forum shopping in patent cases. The Court merged two courts that had been handling [[patent]] appeals.