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.
Friday, June 26, 2026
Tips and Gripes
TIPS AND GRIPES
First Line in a Brief ─ Don’t waste it. Open strongly and at least hint at a desired result. Don’t just start with, “This is an infringement case.” You could write, “[...]
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Senate Finance Committee to Hold Confirmation Hearing on Five ITC Nominees
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO HOLD CONFIRMATION HEARING ON FIVE ITC NOMINEES
Today the Senate Finance Committee will hold a confirmation hearing at 10:00 a.m. on President Trump's five nominees to th[...]
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Patent Lacked Written Description Due to Typographical Error in Provisional Application
**PATENT LACKED WRITTEN DESCRIPTION DUE TO TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN PROVISIONAL APPLICATION
Enanta Pharms., Inc. v. Pfizer Inc., 25-1427 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge LOURIE, the[...]
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
USPTO Designates Precedential Director Review Decision Terminating IPR Under Hulu
USPTO DESIGNATES PRECEDENTIAL DIRECTOR REVIEW DECISION TERMINATING IPR UNDER HULU
Yesterday the USPTO designated as precedential Light & Wonder, Inc. v. Evolution Malta Ltd., in which the Direc[...]
Monday, June 22, 2026
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK: Key IP Issues Continue to Advance Amid a Compressed Legislative Calendar
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK: KEY IP ISSUES CONTINUE TO ADVANCE AMID A COMPRESSED LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
As the congressional calendar grows increasingly compressed, intellectual property issues remain active [...]
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Senate HELP Committee Advances Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act
SENATE HELP COMMITTEE ADVANCES MEDICATION AFFORDABILITY AND PATENT INTEGRITY ACT
Yesterday the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) voted to advance S. 2658, the Medica[...]
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Senate Armed Services Committee Advances FY2027 NDAA with Military Right-To-Repair Provisions
SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE ADVANCES FY2027 NDAA WITH MILITARY RIGHT-TO-REPAIR PROVISIONS
The Senate Armed Services Committee completed its markup of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Autho[...]
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
IPO Submits Comments to USPTO on the WIPO Riyadh Design Law Treaty
IPO SUBMITS COMMENTS TO USPTO ON THE WIPO RIYADH DESIGN LAW TREATY
Last week IPO President JOHN CHEEK (Tenneco LLC) submitted comments on behalf of IPO to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office on [...]
Monday, June 15, 2026
IPO Publishes Top 300 Patent Owners List
IPO PUBLISHES TOP 300 PATENT OWNERS LIST
Today IPO, in partnership with Harrity Analytics, published the 2025 Top 300 Patent Owners List for the 43rd consecutive year. The list reports the 300 comp[...]
Friday, June 12, 2026
EPO Patent Claim Loses Weight, Leading to Second Referral on Claim Interpretation
EPO PATENT CLAIM LOSES WEIGHT, LEADING TO SECOND REFERRAL ON CLAIM INTERPRETATION
It is less than a year since the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal issued G 1/24, which set the standard in Europe on cl[...]