[Reserved]

Federal Circuit Rules of Practice (December 1, 2025) (Return to Table of Contents) FEDERAL RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 36 Entry of Judgment; Notice (a) Entry. A judgment is entered when it is noted on the docket. The clerk must prepare, sign, and enter the judgment: (1) (2) after receiving the court’s opinion - but if settlement of the judgment’s form is required, after final settlement; or if a judgment is rendered without an opinion, as the court instructs.* (b) Notice. On the date when judgment is entered, the clerk must serve on all parties a copy of the opinion - or the judgment, if no opinion was written - and a notice of the date when the judgment was entered.