A quick read, the IPO Daily NewsTM is three to five concise paragraphs a day. It includes summaries of all patent and trademark opinions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the next day after opinions are issued and wire service stories of other selected IP cases.
Friday, July 17, 2026
Federal Circuit Vacates Copyright Damages Award for Erroneous Application of “Book of Wisdom” Doctrine
**FEDERAL CIRCUIT VACATES COPYRIGHT DAMAGES AWARD FOR ERRONEOUS APPLICATION OF "BOOK OF WISDOM" DOCTRINE
4DD Holdings, LLC v. United States, 24-1996 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judg[...]
Thursday, July 16, 2026
USPTO to Open Patents External Quality Survey July 22
USPTO TO OPEN PATENTS EXTERNAL QUALITY SURVEY JULY 22
Yesterday the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it will launch the Patents External Quality Survey on July 22. Registered patent [...]
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Senate Judiciary Committee Examines Patent Eligibility Legislation
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE EXAMINES PATENT ELIGIBILITY LEGISLATION
Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled "From Genes to Machines: The Patent Eligibility Debate," examining [...]
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
District Court Erred in Granting Preliminary Injunction Where There Was Substantial Question Over Claim Construction
**DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION WHERE THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL QUESTION OVER CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
Ridge Corp. v. Kirk NationaLease Co., 25-1254 – Yesterday in an[...]
Monday, July 13, 2026
USPTO May Revisit Issues Not Necessary to Prior Judgment on Remand
* USPTO MAY REVISIT ISSUES NOT NECESSARY TO PRIOR JUDGMENT ON REMAND
Intell. Pixels Ltd. v. Sony Interactive Ent. LLC, 24-2174 -- On Friday in an opinion by Judge DYK, the Federal Cir[...]
Friday, July 10, 2026
IPO Participates in WIPO General Assemblies
IPO PARTICIPATES IN WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLIES
This week IPO has attended the Sixty-Eighth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WI[...]
Thursday, July 09, 2026
Next Week on the IP Chat Channel: Anti-Suit Injunctions in Intellectual Property Litigation
NEXT WEEK ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTIONS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION
Join the IP Chat Channel™ on Tuesday, July 14 at 1:00pm ET for a webinar on anti-suit inju[...]
Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing on Patent Eligibility
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING ON PATENT ELIGIBILITY
On Tuesday, July 14, at 10:15 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “From Genes to Machines: The Patent El[...]
Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Dyfan Requires Additional Analysis Under Section 112(f)
** DYFAN REQUIRES ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS UNDER SECTION 112(F)
TrackTime, LLC v. Amazon.com Servs. LLC, 24-1102 -- On Thursday in an opinion by Judge TARANTO, the Federal Circuit vacated-[...]
Monday, July 06, 2026
IPO Annual Meeting Topics Announced
IPO ANNUAL MEETING TOPICS ANNOUNCED
IPO’s Annual Meeting will take place in Toronto, Canada from September 27-29, 2026, and will feature 30 education sessions covering patents, trademarks, copyrigh[...]