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.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
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[...]
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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[...]
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
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[...]
Monday, April 14, 2025
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[...]
Friday, April 11, 2025
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[...]
Thursday, April 10, 2025
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[...]
Wednesday, April 09, 2025
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[...]
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
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[...]
Monday, April 07, 2025
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[...]
Friday, April 04, 2025
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[...]