United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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Article III court federal appellate court specialized court

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a specialized federal appellate court with nationwide jurisdiction over certain subject areas, including patent law, international trade, government contracts, and veterans’ benefits.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit canonical	33
Federal Circuit	3
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit	2
Fed. Cir.	1
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit judges	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60798 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
D. United States courts of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the federal intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from district courts and federal agencies before potential review by the Supreme Court.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a specialized federal appellate court with nationwide jurisdiction over certain subject areas, including patent law, international trade, government contracts, and veterans’ benefits.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
D. United States courts of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the federal intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from district courts and federal agencies before potential review by the Supreme Court.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article III court ⓘ federal appellate court ⓘ specialized court ⓘ
abbreviation	Fed. Cir. ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
alsoKnownAs	Federal Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
appealsFrom	Board of Veterans’ Appeals ⓘ International Trade Commission ⓘ Merit Systems Protection Board ⓘ Patent Trial and Appeal Board ⓘ Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ⓘ United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ⓘ United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ United States Court of International Trade ⓘ United States district courts in patent cases ⓘ
bindingPrecedentScope	nationwide in its subject-matter areas ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
courtType	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
createdBy	Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 ⓘ
dateEstablished	1982 ⓘ
effectiveDate	October 1, 1982 ⓘ
governingLaw	Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
hasNumberOfAuthorizedJudges	12 ⓘ
hasTypeOfJurisdiction	nationwide appellate jurisdiction ⓘ subject-matter jurisdiction ⓘ
jurisdiction	appeals from certain administrative agencies ⓘ appeals from certain decisions of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals ⓘ appeals from certain decisions of the International Trade Commission ⓘ appeals from certain decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board ⓘ appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ⓘ appeals from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ⓘ appeals from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ⓘ appeals from the United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ appeals from the United States Court of International Trade ⓘ certain money claims against the United States ⓘ federal personnel cases ⓘ government contracts ⓘ international trade ⓘ nationwide ⓘ patent law ⓘ trademark law ⓘ veterans’ benefits ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
partOf	United States federal court system ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States judicial branch of the United States ⓘ
precededBy	United States Court of Claims (appellate jurisdiction) ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals ⓘ
reviews	final decisions of certain federal courts and agencies ⓘ
seat	Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States courts of appeals → includes → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

United States courts of appeals → hasSpecializedCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

federal judiciary of the United States → includesCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit → abbreviation → Fed. Cir. ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit → alsoKnownAs → Federal Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

United States Court of International Trade → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

United States Court of Federal Claims → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Title 19 of the United States Code → usedBy → U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → successor → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → mergedInto → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Merit Systems Protection Board → decisionsReviewableBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 → created → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 → relatedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Patent Trial and Appeal Board → appealTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board → appealTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Federal Reporter → coversCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

United States Court of Federal Claims → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

subject linked to: CFC

Tucker Act jurisdiction → interpretedBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims → decisionAppealableTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

United States Customs Court → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

United States Court of International Trade → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

subject linked to: CIT

CAVC → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Howard T. Markey National Courts Building → housesCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Howard T. Markey National Courts Building → usedBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit judges ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

District of Columbia federal judicial circuit → distinctFrom → Federal Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States customs statutes → interpretedBy → U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → replacedBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

subject linked to: C.C.P.A.

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → mergedInto → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

subject linked to: C.C.P.A.

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → successor → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

subject linked to: C.C.P.A.

Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Giles S. Rich → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Jack R. Miller → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Vaccine Court → furtherAppealTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Judicial branch of the United States government → hasComponent → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

Veterans' Judicial Review Act → relatedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

subject linked to: VJRA

U.S. federal courts → hasSpecializedCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

U.S. federal courts → includes → Federal Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Howard T. Markey → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ

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