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 27, 2026
House IP Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Renewing USPTO Fee-Setting Authority
HOUSE IP SUBCOMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING ON RENEWING USPTO FEE-SETTING AUTHORITY
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet will hold [...]
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
USPTO Designates Ex parte Chowdhury as Informative on Markush Groupings
USPTO DESIGNATES EX PARTE CHOWDHURY AS INFORMATIVE ON MARKUSH GROUPINGS
Based on a stakeholder nomination, yesterday the USPTO designated as informative Ex parte Chowdhury, Appeal 2025-002261 (PTAB[...]
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[...]