Federal Circuit
William Curtis Bryson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- William J. ClintonDemocratic
- Seat
- CAFC0202
- Nominated
- June 22, 1994
- Committee hearing
- Aug. 17, 1994
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 22, 1994
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Sept. 28, 1994
- Commissioned
- Sept. 29, 1994
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Jan. 7, 2013
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Aml Ip, LLC v. Bath & Body Works Direct, Inc.
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Miller v. Collins
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July 30opinion issued Authored the opinion in Ildico Inc. v. United States
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July 27
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July 1
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June 23panel identified Sat on the panel in Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Pfizer Inc.
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May 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Oliva v. DVA
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Jan. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Young v. Collins
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Dec. 4, 2025
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Dec. 1, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in In Re GESTURE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC
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Oct. 8, 2025
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Sept. 9, 2025
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Ildico Inc. v. United States | Federal Circuit | July 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. v. United States | Federal Circuit | Oct. 8, 2025 |
| Opinion | Cerrone v. Hhs | Federal Circuit | July 29, 2025 |
| Opinion | Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co. v. United States | Federal Circuit | July 28, 2025 |
| Opinion | Realtek Semiconductor Corporation v. Itc | Federal Circuit | June 18, 2025 |
| Opinion | Stuart v. Opm | Federal Circuit | June 13, 2025 |
| Opinion | 27-35 Jackson Ave LLC v. United States | Federal Circuit | Feb. 4, 2025 |
| Opinion | Abutalib v. MSPB | Federal Circuit | Jan. 28, 2025 |
| Opinion | Softview LLC v. Apple Inc. | Federal Circuit | July 26, 2024 |
| Opinion | Asociacion De Exportadores E Industriales v. United States | Federal Circuit | May 20, 2024 |
| Opinion | Zircon Corp. v. Itc | Federal Circuit | May 8, 2024 |
| Opinion | Greene v. United States | Federal Circuit | April 29, 2024 |
| Opinion | Chavez v. McDonough | Federal Circuit | April 19, 2024 |
| Opinion | Finjan LLC v. Sonicwall, Inc. | Federal Circuit | Oct. 13, 2023 |
| Opinion | Ssi Technologies, LLC v. Dongguan Zhengyang Electronic Mechanical Ltd. | Federal Circuit | Feb. 13, 2023 |
| Opinion | Gudinas v. McDonough | Federal Circuit | Dec. 2, 2022 |
| Opinion | Vlsi Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation | Federal Circuit | Nov. 15, 2022 |
| Opinion | Long v. McDonough | Federal Circuit | June 29, 2022 |
| Opinion | T.S. v. Hhs | Federal Circuit | May 20, 2022 |
| Opinion | T.S. v. Hhs | Federal Circuit | May 20, 2022 |