Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Difference between revisions

|OrganizationName=United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)

|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies

|Mission=The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has exclusive jurisdiction over a wide range of subject areas including patents, trademarks, international trade, government contracts, veterans' benefits, and public safety officers' benefits. It aims to ensure uniform application of law in these specialized areas across the nation.

|Employees=200

|Budget=$35 million (fiscal year 2023)

|Services=Patent appeals; Trademark appeals; Government contracts; Federal employee benefits; Veterans' claims

|HeadquartersAddress=717 Madison Place NW, Washington, DC 20439

}}

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.]]