The Challenge Ahead: Increasing Predictability in Federal Circuit Jurisprudence for the New Century

University Law Review's annual volume devoted to recent decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.By producing this volume, the Review provides a service to the Federal Circuit, its bar, government officials, commentators, and others.Because The American University Law Review began publishing this volume soon after the creation of our country's only federal appellate court based on subject matter jurisdiction, it is the "review of record" for the Federal Circuit.This year, as before, the many fine contributions to the volume manifest the high quality of our bar, as well as the skill of the Review's staff.The thoughts presented in this Article, however, should be attributed neither to the Review, to other contributors to this volume, nor to the court.They are strictly my own.