Good appellate practice means explaining decisions : how the overuse of one-word affirmances harms US patent law.

Journal Article

1 electronic resource (pages 166-169)

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issues one-word decisions under Local Rule 36 in roughly one-third of the patent appeals it hears. Although US law allows for one-word decisions, they should be rare because parties, reviewing courts and the public need transparency in decisions; explaining decisions promotes accuracy and quality in decision-making and helps prevent inconsistent legal outcomes. The Federal Circuit issues many more one-word affirmances than other US Courts of Appeals, which disparately affects patent law, and needs to be addressed to avoid increasing unclarity in the law.

Intellectual Property Law & Practice ; 20, 3, 2025, 1747-1540.

Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2025.

English

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