AnnouncementsIn addition to the court’s website and PACER, electronic opinions issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit are now available through the U.S. Government Publishing Office. By joining this judiciary-wide initiative, the Federal Circuit is providing access and text-searchable functionality to all of its electronic opinions issued since the court went live with electronic filing in 2012.
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Electronic filing will be unavailable due to planned maintenance from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm EDT, Wednesday, August 1, 2018. We regret any inconvenience.
Effective August 6, 2018, the Clerk’s Office will begin issuing a notice of non-compliance when a filing does not comply with either the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure or the Federal Circuit Rules. The full notice and information about the new procedure is available here.
The Court’s public website will be unavailable due to planned maintenance from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST, Thursday, July 5, 2018. We regret any inconvenience. Electronic filing will remain available at http://ecf.cafc.uscourts.gov.
The Clerk’s Office is pleased to announce a new and free subscription-based electronic public notification and announcement system for receiving news and information from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In launching this service, the Federal Circuit joins over 60 other federal courts in providing an easier way for the public to access daily opinions, public notices, court operating status changes, and electronic filing information. View additional information.