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{{short description|Current United States federal appellate court}}
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{{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.]]