The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was formed in 1982 "to reduce the widespread lack of uniformity and uncertainty of legal doctrine that exist in the administration of patent law." H.R. Rep. No. 97-312 (1981). It is the only circuit court of nationwide jurisdiction.
The Federal Circuit, like all federal appellate courts, may hear an appeal en banc when "necessary to secure or maintain uniformity of the court's decisions" or when "the proceeding involves a question of exceptional importance." Fed. R. App. P. 35(a).
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