Posts with this category are annual summaries of IPO board resolutions.
Trademark Modernization Act
Resolved, that IPO supports: (i) codifying third-party submissions of evidence [...]
Exhaustion and Right of Repair for Design Patents
RESOLVED, IPO supports the consistent application of exhaustion principles throughout [...]
Supporting Amendment to 35 U.S.C. Section 102(a) Clarifying Public Disclosure
RESOLVED, that IPO supports a legislative amendment of 35 U.S.C. [...]
Resolution for the Application of the Well-Known Marks Doctrine in the U.S.
RESOLVED, that IPO supports, in principle, federal legislation to protect [...]
Supporting Legislative Creation of a Research Defense To Patent Infringement
RESOLVED, that IPO support legislation to codify the following research [...]
Supporting USPTO Rule Permitting Addressing Amendment of Named Real Parties in Interest Without Loss of Petition Date
RESOLVED, that IPO supports the establishment of a rule for [...]
Supporting USPTO Rule Addressing Petition Contents and Discovery Practice Re: Real Parties in Interest
RESOLVED, that IPO supports the establishment of a rule that [...]
Disapproval of Statute of Monopolies Damages Claims
RESOLVED, that IPO supports that the Canadian Government should take [...]
Supporting Revocation of Rule Creating Patent Owner Estoppel in Post-Grant Proceedings
RESOLVED, that IPO supports revocation of 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(d)(3).
Supporting USPTO Rule to Clarify When PTAB Will Institute IPR or PGR Petitions Based on “Old Art”
RESOLVED, that IPO supports the USPTO establishing a rule for [...]