A flurry of new judges and nominees may change the playing field for patent cases at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Judges retiring or moving to senior status have opened the door to new appointees whose array of legal experience and viewpoints could change the fate of cases that hit the court. “After long-term stability, there’s change,” said Edward Reines, a partner in the Redwood Shores, Calif., office of New York’s Weil, Gotshal & Manges and the current chairman of the Federal Circuit Advisory Council. “Change is not necessarily to be feared. Fresh perspectives are healthy.”
