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, November 14, 2025
District Court Improperly Construed Design Patent Claim
*DISTRICT COURT IMPROPERLY CONSTRUED DESIGN PATENT CLAIM
Smartrend Manufacturing Grp. (SMG), Inc. v. Opti-Luxx Inc., 24-1616, 24-1650 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge DYK, the Fed[...]
Thursday, November 13, 2025
District Court Improperly Determined Claims with Evident Error as Indefinite
*DISTRICT COURT IMPROPERLY DETERMINED CLAIMS WITH EVIDENT ERROR AS INDEFINITE
Canatex Completion Solutions, Inc. v. Wellmatics LLC, 24-1466 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge TARANTO[...]
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
End of U.S. Government Shutdown Imminent — Impact on IP OwnersEND OF U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IMMINENT — IMPACT ON IP OWNERS On Monday the U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan stopgap funding bill to end the government shutdown and fund operations through January 30, 2026. The measure, now before the U.S. House of Representatives, would reopen agencies that have been closed or whose operations have been curtailed since October 1. The House is expected to vote as early as this afternoon, after which the bill will be sent to President Trump for signature that will fully reopen the government. The USPTO has continued normal operations by drawing on its operating reserve, which the agency has indicated is sufficient to fund the agency through year end. In contrast, the U.S. Copyright Office is largely shut down, accepting filings to secure date of receipt but not issuing registrations. The U.S International Trade Commission has paused new investigations and hearings, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is currently operating under contingency plans that could slow operations if the shutdown were to continue.
END OF U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IMMINENT -- IMPACT ON IP OWNERS
On Monday the U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan stopgap funding bill to end the government shutdown and fund operations through Janua[...]
Monday, November 10, 2025
Book Your Hotel for the Awards Celebration by November 21
BOOK YOUR HOTEL FOR THE AWARDS CELEBRATION BY NOVEMBER 21
IPO Education Foundation has reserved a block of rooms at JW Marriott hotel, where IPOEF’s annual Awards Celebration is taking place. You c[...]
Friday, November 07, 2025
Recission of Fintiv Memorandum Did Not Violate the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause
*** RECISSION OF FINTIV MEMORANDUM DID NOT VIOLATE THE FIFTH AMENDMENT DUE PROCESS CLAUSE
In re Motorola Sols., Inc., 25-134 -- Yesterday in an order by Judge LINN, the Federal Circui[...]
Thursday, November 06, 2025
USPTO Designates as Informative Decision Addressing Inconsistent Claim Construction Positions in IPR Versus District Court
USPTO DESIGNATES AS INFORMATIVE DECISION ADDRESSING INCONSISTENT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION POSITIONS IN IPR VERSUS DISTRICT COURT
Yesterday the USPTO designated as informative a decision in Tesla, Inc. v.[...]
Wednesday, November 05, 2025
USPTO Designates as Precedential PTAB Appeals Review Panel Decision Addressing AI Eligibility
USPTO DESIGNATES AS PRECEDENTIAL PTAB APPEALS REVIEW PANEL DECISION ADDRESSING AI ELIGIBILITY
Yesterday the USPTO designated as precedential a Patent Trial and Appeal Board Appeals Review Panel decis[...]
Tuesday, November 04, 2025
Purchase Your Ticket for IPO Education Foundation’s Annual Awards Celebration
PURCHASE YOUR TICKET FOR IPO EDUCATION FOUNDATION’S ANNUAL AWARDS CELEBRATION
Register to attend IPOEF’s 2025 Awards Celebration by purchasing a ticket today! Join the Foundation and members of th[...]
Monday, November 03, 2025
Next Week on the IP Chat Channel™: Trademark Use, Abandonment, and Resurrection of Brands
NEXT WEEK ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: TRADEMARK USE, ABANDONMENT, AND RESURRECTION OF BRANDS
Tune into the IP Chat Channel™ on Tuesday, November 11 at 2:00pm ET for a webinar that will e[...]
Friday, October 31, 2025
Incongruity in the Inventive Entity Rendered Disclosure Prior Art
**INCONGRUITY IN THE INVENTIVE ENTITY RENDERED DISCLOSURE PRIOR ART
Merck Serono S.A. v. Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc., 25-1210, 25-1211 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge LINN, the[...]