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.

Coming Soon on the IP Chat Channel: What You Should Know About the New EU Data Act: Balancing IP, Privacy, and Economic Opportunities

COMING SOON ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE NEW EU DATA ACT:  BALANCING IP, PRIVACY, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES Join the IP Chat Channel™ on Wednesday, Novembe[...]

Administrative Patent Judge Properly Recused Themselves After Institution of IPR

*ADMINISTRATIVE PATENT JUDGE PROPERLY RECUSED THEMSELVES AFTER INSTITUTION OF IPR Centripetal Networks, LLC v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc., 23-2027 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge CU[...]

IPO Publishes Updated Chief IP Counsel in a Box Toolkit

IPO PUBLISHES UPDATED CHIEF IP COUNSEL IN A BOX TOOLKIT IPO is pleased to announce the completion of the refreshed Chief IP Counsel in a Box Toolkit, developed by the IPO Corporate IP Management a[...]

IPO Delegation Participates in Industry Meeting with Trilateral Heads of Office

IPO DELEGATION PARTICIPATES IN INDUSTRY MEETING WITH TRILATERAL HEADS OF OFFICE On Monday IPO co-chaired the 43rd Trilateral Conference with the heads of the Trilateral Offices (European Patent Off[...]

Effective Today, USPTO Director Will Determine Whether to Institute IPR and PGR ProceedingsEffective Today, USPTO Director Will Determine Whether to Institute IPR and PGR Proceedings

EFFECTIVE TODAY, USPTO DIRECTOR WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TO INSTITUTE IPR AND PGR PROCEEDINGS On Friday USPTO Director JOHN SQUIRES issued a memo to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board explaining that [...]

Federal Circuit Has Jurisdiction Over Anti-SLAPP Motion

**FEDERAL CIRCUIT HAS JURISDICTION OVER ANTI-SLAPP MOTION IQE PLC v. Newport Fab, LLC, 24-1124 -- On Wednesday in an opinion by Justice HUGHES, the Federal Circuit vacated district co[...]

Continuation-in-Part Was Not Covered by Assignment of Continuations

*CONTINUATION-IN-PART WAS NOT COVERED BY ASSIGNMENT OF CONTINUATIONS Causam Ents., Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm., 23-1769 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge TARANTO, the Federal Circuit [...]

Join IPOEF to Celebrate Innovation, Creativity and IP

JOIN IPOEF TO CELEBRATE INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND IP IPO Education Foundation’s annual Awards Celebration will be held on December 16, 2025 at the JW Mariott in Washington, DC. Join the Foundation[...]

USPTO Director Squires Urges Broad Patent Eligibility in Senate Testimony

USPTO DIRECTOR SQUIRES URGES BROAD PATENT ELIGIBILITY IN SENATE TESTIMONY Last week USPTO Director JOHN A. SQUIRES submitted written testimony for the record in connection with the Senate Judiciary[...]

EPO Accepting Color and Grayscale Drawings

EPO ACCEPTING COLOR AND GRAYSCALE DRAWINGS The European Patent Office (EPO) announced that, effective October 1, 2025, applicants may submit color and grayscale drawings in European patent applica[...]