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 Forms Group to Address Improper Activity in Patent Applications and Reexams

USPTO FORMS GROUP TO ADDRESS IMPROPER ACTIVITY IN PATENT APPLICATIONS AND REEXAMS Yesterday the USPTO announced that it had formed a group “to expand the agency's efforts to mitigate threats and pr[...]

District Court Did Not Err in Determining That PHOSITA Would Have Had Knowledge of U.S. and UK Regulatory Requirements

**DISTRICT COURT DID NOT ERR IN DETERMINING THAT PHOSITA WOULD HAVE HAD KNOWLEDGE OF U.S. AND UK REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS  Sage Prods., LLC v. Stewart -- Yesterday in an opinion by Jud[...]

IPO Publishes 2024 Corporate Practice Survey

IPO PUBLISHES 2024 CORPORATE PRACTICE SURVEY Today IPO published the results of its 2024 Corporate Practice Survey, prepared by the IPO Corporate IP Management & Operations Committee in collabo[...]

Nominations for IPO Board of Directors

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 Corporate Membe[...]

Parallel Litigation Could Not be Considered in Transfer Analysis

*PARALLEL LITIGATION COULD NOT BE CONSIDERED IN TRANSFER ANALYSIS  In re SAP America, Inc., 25-118 -- Yesterday in a per curiam order, the Federal Circuit denied SAP’s petition to com[...]

USPTO May Be Able to Reconsider Trademark Registrability After Failed Opposition

**USPTO MAY BE ABLE TO RECONSIDER TRADEMARK REGISTRABILITY AFTER FAILED OPPOSITION Heritage Alliance, AFA Action Inc. v. Am. Policy Roundtable, 24-1155 -- Yesterday in an opinion by J[...]

Application’s Prosecution History Did Not Affect Claims of Related Parallel Application

**APPLICATION’S PROSECUTION HISTORY DID NOT AFFECT CLAIMS OF RELATED PARALLEL APPLICATION  Azurity Pharms. Inc. v. Alkem Labs. Ltd., 23-1977 -- Yesterday in an opinion by District Jud[...]

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bills Related to Drug Patents

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES BILLS RELATED TO DRUG PATENTS On April 3, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved several bills related to patents, intellectual property and pharmaceutical drug[...]

Trade Secret Was Properly Accessible When Defendant Could Have Discovered It

**TRADE SECRET WAS PROPERLY ACCESSIBLE WHEN DEFENDANT COULD HAVE DISCOVERED IT ams-OSRAM USA Inc. v. Renesas Elecs. Am. Inc., 22-2185, 22-2186 -- On Friday in an opinion by Judge TARA[...]

Provisional Rights Cannot Be Granted to Patents Issued Beyond Expiration Date

*PROVISIONAL RIGHTS CANNOT BE GRANTED TO PATENTS ISSUED BEYOND EXPIRATION DATE In re Forest, 23-1178 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge CHEN, the Federal Circuit dismissed Forest’s a[...]