IPO Daily NewsTM

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.

USPTO Obviousness Determination Was Supported by Substantial Evidence

*USPTO OBVIOUSNESS DETERMINATION WAS SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Netlist, Inc. v. Micron Tech. Inc., 24-1707 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge REYNA, the Federal Circuit affir[...]

House IP Subcommittee Considers USPTO Fee-Setting Authority

HOUSE IP SUBCOMMITTEE CONSIDERS USPTO FEE-SETTING AUTHORITY The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet held a hearing yesterday tit[...]

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 [...]

Final Chance to Take the IPO Standing IP Committee Program Survey

FINAL CHANCE TO TAKE THE IPO STANDING IP COMMITTEE PROGRAM SURVEY Please take a few minutes to complete the IPO Standing IP Committee Program Survey, which is now open to all IPO members including [...]

Monthly Roundup for August 2026

MONTHLY ROUNDUP FOR AUGUST 2026 Welcome back to the Monthly Roundup, a note published on the last business day of each month. Each installment shares the month's most-read story, highlights from I[...]

Last Day to Book a Hotel Room for IPO’s Annual Meeting at IPO Group Rate

LAST DAY TO BOOK A HOTEL ROOM FOR IPO'S ANNUAL MEETING AT IPO GROUP RATE IPO has reserved a block of rooms at Sheraton Centre Hotel, where IPO’s Annual Meeting is taking place from September 27-29,[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]