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.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
IPO Annual Meeting Session to Explore Trademark Consent and Coexistence Agreements
IPO ANNUAL MEETING SESSION TO EXPLORE TRADEMARK CONSENT AND COEXISTENCE AGREEMENTS
Register for IPO’s Annual Meeting, September 27-29, and attend a session on “Leveraging Letters of Consent & C[...]
Monday, August 24, 2026
Inventor Groups Lacked Standing to Challenge Patent Cover’s “Right to Exclude” Language
**INVENTOR GROUPS LACKED STANDING TO CHALLENGE PATENT COVER'S "RIGHT TO EXCLUDE" LANGUAGE
US Inventor, Inc. v. Squires, 24-2378 -- On August 21 in an opinion by Judge KOVNER, sitting[...]
Friday, August 21, 2026
Now Accepting Nominations for IPO Board of Directors
NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR IPO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The IPO Nominations Committee is accepting nominations from corporate members interested in serving on the IPO Board of Directors.
Regular Co[...]
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Section 287 Marking Requirement Applies to Settlement Licenses; Failure to Plead Licensee Compliance Bars Pre-Suit Damages
*SECTION 287 MARKING REQUIREMENT APPLIES TO SETTLEMENT LICENSES; FAILURE TO PLEAD LICENSEE COMPLIANCE BARS PRE-SUIT DAMAGES
VDPP, LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., 24-2226 --[...]
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
IPO Submits Comments on Draft Amendments to the Implementing Regulations of China’s Copyright Law
IPO SUBMITS COMMENTS ON DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS OF CHINA’S COPYRIGHT LAW
Last week IPO President JOHN CHEEK (Tenneco LLC), on behalf of IPO, submitted comments to the China[...]
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
IP in the News: UK High Court Finds Temu Did Not Violate Shein’s Copyright
IP IN THE NEWS: UK HIGH COURT FINDS TEMU DID NOT VIOLATE SHEIN’S COPYRIGHT
Last week in an opinion by Justice BACON, the High Court of Justice in England and Wales found Temu did not infringe 2,559[...]
Monday, August 17, 2026
Reasonably Pertinent Art Not Limited to Problem Expressly Identified in Patent Specification
** REASONABLY PERTINENT ART NOT LIMITED TO PROBLEM EXPRESSLY IDENTIFIED IN PATENT SPECIFICATION
The Nielson Co. (US), LLC v. TVision Insights, Inc., 25-1371 -- On Friday in an opinion[...]
Friday, August 14, 2026
IPO Annual Meeting Session: Options for Fast-Track Litigation Around the World
IPO ANNUAL MEETING SESSION: OPTIONS FOR FAST-TRACK LITIGATION AROUND THE WORLD
Register for IPO’s Annual Meeting, September 27-29, and attend a session on “Life in the Fast Lane: Options for Fast-T[...]
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 [...]