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.

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

IPO Education Foundation Announces 2023 Awards Celebration Honorees

IPO EDUCATION FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2023 AWARDS CELEBRATION HONOREES IPO Education Foundation (IPOEF) has announced four honorees who will be recognized at the 2023 IPO Education Foundation Awards C[...]

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

USPTO Announces Design Patent 1 Million, Creation of New Deputy Patent Commissioner for Designs Role

USPTO ANNOUNCES DESIGN PATENT 1 MILLION, CREATION OF NEW DEPUTY PATENT COMMISSIONER FOR DESIGNS ROLE Yesterday the USPTO announced that it issued U.S. design patent 1 million to AGUSTINA HUCKABY of[...]

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

IPO Submits Comments on Future Strategies in Anticounterfeiting and Piracy

IPO SUBMITS COMMENTS ON FUTURE STRATEGIES IN ANTICOUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY Yesterday IPO President KAREN COCHRAN (Shell USA, Inc.) submitted comments to the USPTO on Future Strategies in Anticounte[...]

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Monday, September 25, 2023

IPO Education Foundation Launches New Invention Program

IPO EDUCATION FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW INVENTION PROGRAM “Why Didn’t I Think of That?” is a new IPOEF program in partnership with Invention Convention, a K-12 STEM and invention education initiative[...]

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Friday, September 22, 2023

USPTO Obviousness Decision Was Supported by Substantial Evidence

*USPTO OBVIOUSNESS DECISION WAS SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Elekta Ltd. v. ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc., 21-1985 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge REYNA, the Federal Circuit uph[...]

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

Antibody Claims Invalid for Lack of Enablement

**ANTIBODY CLAIMS INVALID FOR LACK OF ENABLEMENT Baxalta Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., 22-1461 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Chief Judge MOORE, the Federal Circuit upheld a district court [...]

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

USPTO Delays Implementation of TMA Provisions Concerning New Response Periods

USPTO DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF TMA PROVISIONS CONCERNING NEW RESPONSE PERIODS Last week the USPTO announced that it will delay the implementation of provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of[...]

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Prior-Art Design Must be Applied to Same Article of Manufacture to Qualify as Comparison Prior Art in Infringement Analysis

***PRIOR-ART DESIGN MUST BE APPLIED TO SAME ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE TO QUALIFY AS COMPARISON PRIOR ART IN INFRINGEMENT ANALYSIS Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innova[...]

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Field of Endeavor Finding in IPR Vacated

*FIELD OF ENDEAVOR FINDING IN IPR VACATED Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC, 22-1138 -- On September 11 in an opinion by Judge STOLL, the Federal Circuit vacated a USPTO inter partes review [...]

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Friday, September 15, 2023

IPR Decisions Vacated on Basis of APA Violation and Erroneous Claim Construction

*IPR DECISIONS VACATED ON BASIS OF APA VIOLATION AND ERRONEOUS CLAIM CONSTRUCTION Apple Inc. v. Corephotonics, Ltd., 22-1350 – On September 11 in an opinion by Judge STOLL, the Federa[...]

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