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.
Wednesday, February 04, 2026
Federal Circuit Holds Oral Arguments This Week
FEDERAL CIRCUIT HOLDS ORAL ARGUMENTS THIS WEEK
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is sitting this week and will hear oral argument in several patent cases, according to the Court’s [...]
Tuesday, February 03, 2026
District Court Properly Considered Functional Aspects of Patented Design in Similarity Analysis
**DISTRICT COURT PROPERLY CONSIDERED FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF PATENTED DESIGN IN SIMILARITY ANALYSIS
Range of Motion Prods. LLC v. Armaid Co. LLC, 23-2427 -- Yesterday in an opinion b[...]
Monday, February 02, 2026
IPO’s IP Chat Channel™ Offers Live and On-Demand Webinars
IPO'S IP CHAT CHANNEL™ OFFERS LIVE AND ON-DEMAND WEBINARS
IPO offers between 2-3 webinars per month and has over 75 on-demand webinars on a variety of topics that span all areas of in[...]
Friday, January 30, 2026
IPO Comments on Countries with Inadequate IP Protections
IPO COMMENTS ON COUNTRIES WITH INADEQUATE IP PROTECTIONS
On Wednesday IPO President JOHN CHEEK (Tenneco LLC) submitted comments on behalf of IPO for USTR’s annual Special 301 Review. IPO’s 90-page [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2026
IPO Files Amicus Brief in Penn State v. Vintage Brands
IPO FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN PENN STATE V. VINTAGE BRANDS
On Tuesday IPO filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Pennsylvania State University v. Vintage Brands. IP[...]
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Congressional Turnover Accelerates in 119th Congress
CONGRESSIONAL TURNOVER ACCELERATES IN 119TH CONGRESS
Seventy-one Members of the 119th Congress—roughly 13 percent—have announced plans to leave their seats, resigned, or died, outpacing departures [...]
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Comment Opportunity: Review of Indian Industrial Designs Proposal
COMMENT OPPORTUNITY: REVIEW OF INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS PROPOSAL
The Asian Practice Committee is taking the lead on coordinating proposed comments on behalf of IPO on the Concept Note released by [...]
Monday, January 26, 2026
IPOwners Spring Summit Session on Comparative Advertising – March 19
IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT SESSION ON COMPARATIVE ADVERTISING – MARCH 19
Register to attend IPOwners Spring Summit™ on March 19 in Washington, DC and attend a session on “Employees, Contractors, Trade [...]
Friday, January 23, 2026
Video Conferencing System Was Patent Ineligible Under Section 101
*VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM WAS PATENT INELIGIBLE UNDER SECTION 101
US Patent No. 7,679,637 LLC v. Google LLC, 24-1520 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Chief Judge MOORE, the Federal Cir[...]
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Next Week on the IP Chat Channel™: 2025 Case Law Review
NEXT WEEK ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: 2025 CASE LAW REVIEW
Join the IP Chat Channel™ on Tuesday, January 27 at 1:00pm ET for a webinar that will examine the major IP developments of the [...]