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{{Organization | {{Organization | ||
|OrganizationName= | |OrganizationName=Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | ||
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies | |OrganizationType=Independent Agencies | ||
|Mission= | |Mission=United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit oversees patents, trade, contracts, and veterans’ benefits, ensuring uniform law application. | ||
|CreationLegislation=Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 | |CreationLegislation=Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 | ||
|Employees=200 | |Employees=200 | ||
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|Website=https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov | |Website=https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{short description|Current United States federal appellate court}} | |||
The '''United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit''' (in [[case citation]]s, '''Fed. Cir.''' or '''C.A.F.C.''') is one of the 13 [[United States court of appeals|United States courts of appeals]]. It has [[appellate jurisdiction]] over certain categories of specialized cases in the [[Federal judiciary of the United States|U.S. federal court system]]. Specifically, it has exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cases involving [[patent]]s, [[trademark]] registrations, [[government procurement|government contract]]s, [[veterans' benefits]], public safety officers' benefits, [[Federal Employees Health Benefits Program|federal employees' benefits]], and various other types of cases.<ref>USCAFC [http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/the-court/court-jurisdiction Court Jurisdiction]</ref> The Federal Circuit has no jurisdiction over [[Federal crime in the United States|criminal]], [[Bankruptcy in the United States|bankruptcy]], [[Immigration to the United States|immigration]], or [[State law (United States)|U.S. state law]] cases. It is headquartered at the [[Howard T. Markey National Courts Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] | The '''United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit''' (in [[case citation]]s, '''Fed. Cir.''' or '''C.A.F.C.''') is one of the 13 [[United States court of appeals|United States courts of appeals]]. It has [[appellate jurisdiction]] over certain categories of specialized cases in the [[Federal judiciary of the United States|U.S. federal court system]]. Specifically, it has exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cases involving [[patent]]s, [[trademark]] registrations, [[government procurement|government contract]]s, [[veterans' benefits]], public safety officers' benefits, [[Federal Employees Health Benefits Program|federal employees' benefits]], and various other types of cases.<ref>USCAFC [http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/the-court/court-jurisdiction Court Jurisdiction]</ref> The Federal Circuit has no jurisdiction over [[Federal crime in the United States|criminal]], [[Bankruptcy in the United States|bankruptcy]], [[Immigration to the United States|immigration]], or [[State law (United States)|U.S. state law]] cases. It is headquartered at the [[Howard T. Markey National Courts Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] | ||