2007 Patent Law Decisions of the Federal Circuit, American University Law Review (Vol. 57:821-1038)

This area summary initially reviews and summarizes the evolving landscape of U.S. patent law as interpreted, expounded upon, and altered by each of the three branches of the U.S. government. It then follows with summaries of the patent decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) for the calendar year 2007. It concludes with an appendix presenting statistical data regarding the 2007 decisions of the Federal Circuit and its judges.