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{{short description|Current United States federal appellate court}}
{{short description|Current United States federal appellate court}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox U.S. federal court
| court_type      = circuit
| court_name      = United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
| abbreviation    = Fed. Cir.
| seal            = Seal of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.svg
| seal_size      = 150
| courthouse      = [[Howard T. Markey National Courts Building]]
| location        = 717 Madison Place, NW<br>[[Washington, D.C.]]
| appeals_from    =
| established    = October 1, 1982
| judges_assigned = 12
| circuit_justice = [[John Roberts]]
| chief          = [[Kimberly A. Moore]]
| official_site  = {{URL|https://cafc.uscourts.gov}}
}}
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.]]  


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