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 Director Discusses Agency’s Operations with IPO Executive Director, Association Colleagues

USPTO DIRECTOR DISCUSSES AGENCY’S OPERATIONS WITH IPO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATION COLLEAGUES On Wednesday afternoon USPTO Director John Squires and senior USPTO leaders met with IPO Executive [...]

Senate IP Subcommittee to Consider Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

SENATE IP SUBCOMMITTEE TO CONSIDER PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property will hold a hearing next Wednesday, October 8 on “The Patent Eligibi[...]

IPO’s IP Chat Channel™ Offers Live and On-Demand Webinars

IPO'S IP CHAT CHANNEL™ OFFERS LIVE AND ON-DEMAND WEBINARS IPO offers between 2-3 webinars per month and has over 75 on-demand webinars on a variety of topics that span all areas of in[...]

Explore IPOEF’s New IP Learning Resource

EXPLORE IPOEF’S NEW IP LEARNING RESOURCE  IPO Education Foundation recently launched IP Made Easy, a free, interactive tutorial designed to make understanding intellectual property simple, engaging[...]

Federal Circuit Vacates TTAB Ruling in Aspire Bank Trademark Opposition

*FEDERAL CIRCUIT VACATES TTAB RULING IN ASPIRE BANK TRADEMARK OPPOSITION Apex Bank v. CC Serve Corp., 2023-2143 --Yesterday in an opinion by Judge HUGHES, the Federal Circuit vacated [...]

Confusing Expert Testimony Was Insufficient to Support Infringement Verdict

**CONFUSING EXPERT TESTIMONY WAS INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT INFRINGEMENT VERDICT Finesse Wireless LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, Nokia of America Corp., 2024-1039 -- Yesterday in an opini[...]

Requiring Clinically Proven Effectiveness Failed to Make Anticipated Claims Patentable

**REQUIRING CLINICALLY PROVEN EFFECTIVENESS FAILED TO MAKE ANTICIPATED CLAIMS PATENTABLE Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Inva[...]

Next Week on the IP Chat Channel™: Patent Marking for Software-Related Medical Devices

NEXT WEEK ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: PATENT MARKING FOR SOFTWARE-RELATED MEDICAL DEVICES Join the IP Chat Channel™ on Wednesday, October 1 at 2:00pm ET for an engaging presentation on p[...]

IPO’s IP Chat Channel™ Offers Live and On-Demand Webinars

IPO'S IP CHAT CHANNEL™ OFFERS LIVE AND ON-DEMAND WEBINARS IPO offers between 2-3 webinars per month and has over 75 on-demand webinars on a variety of topics that span all areas of in[...]

Senate Confirms John Squires to be USPTO Director

SENATE CONFIMRS JOHN SQUIRES TO BE USPTO DIRECTOR  Yesterday the U.S. Senate confirmed JOHN SQUIRES to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. He will as[...]