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.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Senate Passes IP-Related Bills Before Departing for August Recess
SENATE PASSES IP-RELATED BILLS BEFORE DEPARTING FOR AUGUST RECESS
The Senate left Washington for a five-week recess last week after a series of overnight votes that included two measures of interes[...]
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Federal Circuit Denies En Banc Review of Design Patent Infringement Decision
** FEDERAL CIRCUIT DENIES EN BANC REVIEW OF DESIGN PATENT INFRINGEMENT DECISION
Range of Motion Prods., LLC v. Armaid Co. Inc., 23-2427 -- Yesterday the Federal Circuit denied Range [...]
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Section 102 Conditions Prior Art Entitlement to Priority on Compliance with Section 112(e)
* SECTION 102 CONDITIONS PRIOR ART ENTITLEMENT TO PRIORITY ON COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 112(E)
Dental Monitoring SAS v. Align Tech., Inc., 25-1752 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge L[...]
Monday, August 10, 2026
Deadline Extended: IPO’s Inventor Rewards & Recognition Survey 2026
DEADLINE EXTENDED: IPO’S INVENTOR REWARDS & RECOGNITION SURVEY 2026
The deadline to participate in IPO’s Inventor Rewards and Recognition Survey 2026 has been extended to Monday, August 17. The[...]
Friday, August 07, 2026
USPTO Designates Precedential ARP Decision on Obviousness-Type Double Patenting
USPTO DESIGNATES PRECEDENTIAL ARP DECISION ON OBVIOUSNESS-TYPE DOUBLE PATENTING
Yesterday the USPTO has designated as precedential Ex parte Baurin, an Appeals Review Panel decision addressing obvio[...]
Thursday, August 06, 2026
Take IPO’s Inventor Rewards & Recognition Survey 2026
TAKE IPO’S INVENTOR REWARDS & RECOGNITION SURVEY 2026
IPO invites members to participate in the Inventor Rewards and Recognition Survey 2026, a benchmarking initiative focused on how organizati[...]
Wednesday, August 05, 2026
District Court Improperly Construed Claim Terms in Preliminary Injunction Order
** DISTRICT COURT IMPROPERLY CONSTRUED CLAIM TERMS IN PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER
Socket Solutions, LLC v. Import Gbl., LLC, 25-1121 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Chief Judge MOORE, [...]
Tuesday, August 04, 2026
USPTO Report: IP-Intensive Industries Drove 44% of U.S. GDP in 2024
USPTO REPORT: IP-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES DROVE 44% OF U.S. GDP IN 2024
Yesterday the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released its latest report on the economic contributions of IP-intensive industrie[...]
Monday, August 03, 2026
TECHNICAL ADVISORS & SPECIAL MASTERS: Comparing Special Masters / Technical Advisors and Technical Clerks
TECHNICAL ADVISORS & SPECIAL MASTERS: COMPARING SPECIAL MASTERS / TECHNICAL ADVISORS AND TECHNICAL CLERKS
By Hon. Alan D Albright with Joshua J. Yi (The Law Office of Joshua J. Yi, PLLC) and Na[...]
Friday, July 31, 2026
Early Bird Rate Ends Today to Attend IPO’s Annual Meeting – September 27-29 in Toronto, Canada
EARLY BIRD RATE ENDS TODAY TO ATTEND IPO’S ANNUAL MEETING – SEPTEMBER 27-29 IN TORONTO, CANADA
Today, July 31, is the final day to register for IPO’s Annual Meeting at the “early bird” discounted r[...]