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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Friday, January 24, 2020

Join an IPO Committee Today

JOIN AN IPO COMMITTEE TODAY The application for 2020-2021 Standing IP Committees is now open! IPO has 29 active committees working on the most important areas of IP law and practice. IPO’s Standing[...]

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Join the IPO Team!

JOIN THE IPO TEAM! IPO is seeking an IP Policy Counsel to coordinate the efforts of several standing IP committees, support lobbying efforts, and conduct analysis, research, and writing on legislat[...]

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Buck Bait Sues Bell’s Brewery on Deep Camp Trademark

IP IN THE MASS MEDIA Buck Baits Sues Bell’s Brewery on Deep Camp Trademark Yesterday Michigan’s MLive.com reported that Buck Baits LLC sued Bell’s Brewery Inc. for trademark infringement, claiming[...]

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Financial Times Writer Says U.S. Should Examine Incentives in Innovation System

IP IN THE MASS MEDIA Financial Times Writer Says U.S. Should Examine Incentives in Innovation System On Sunday the Financial Times published an opinion article titled “Tech innovation needs a leve[...]

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Monday, January 20, 2020

STRENGTHEN THE IPO COMMUNITY AND BUILD YOUR NETWORK: SERVE AS AN IPO AMBASSADOR

STRENGTHEN THE IPO COMMUNITY AND BUILD YOUR NETWORK: SERVE AS AN IPO AMBASSADOR IPO is continuing the successful Ambassador Program through which existing IPO members welcome new members and help t[...]

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Friday, January 17, 2020

U.S. Senate Approve USMCA

U.S. SENATE APPROVES USMCA Yesterday the U.S. Senate passed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the North America trade pact that will replace NAFTA. IPO has expressed disappointment with the[...]

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Thursday, January 16, 2020

“Phase 1” China Trade Deal Includes “Significant and Enforceable” Commitments on IP

“PHASE 1” CHINA TRADE DEAL INCLUDES “SIGNIFICANT AND ENFORCEABLE” COMMITMENTS ON IP Yesterday U.S. President DONALD J. TRUMP signed a “phase 1” trade deal with China. In his remarks, Trump emphasiz[...]

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Federal Circuit Denies Request for Rehearing of USPTO Termination of IPR Post-SAS

*FEDERAL CIRCUIT DENIES REQUEST FOR REHEARING OF USPTO TERMINATION OF IPR POST-SAS BioDelivery Scis. Int’l v. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc., 19-1643 -- On Monday in a per curiam order,[...]

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Award of Attorney’s Fees Was Proper

*AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S FEES WAS PROPER Eko Brands, LLC v. Adrian Rivera Maynez Enters., 18-2215 -- Yesterday in a decision by Judge DYK, the Federal Circuit upheld a district court’s aw[...]

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Monday, January 13, 2020

Merger Clause Did Not Extinguish Earlier Covenant Not to Sue

**MERGER CLAUSE DID NOT EXTINGUISH EARLIER COVENANT NOT TO SUE Molon Motor and Coil Corp. v. Nidec Motor Corp., 19-2071 -- On Friday in an opinion by Judge LOURIE, the Federal Circuit[...]

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