Welcome to Skilled in the Art. I'm Law.com IP reporter Scott Graham. I'm out of the office parts of this week and next, but with the Federal Circuit resuming in-person arguments full time, I couldn't resist previewing a couple of mega-high-stakes showdowns.

WilmerHale's Bill Lee and Quinn Emanuel's Kathleen Sullivan will square off over Caltech's $1.1 billion verdict against Apple and Broadcom, while Kirkland's Paul Clement and MoFo's Deanne Maynard will dispute Judge Leonard Stark's decision to throw out a $236 million verdict against VMWare.

While the arguments will be in person, each side is limited to two people in the courthouse under the court's new protocols. The public can tune in on the court's YouTube channel (audio only—video is reserved for the judges) and the court's website.