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, April 19, 2024

USPTO Seeks Input on Proposed Rules for Post Grant Proceedings

USPTO SEEKS INPUT ON PROPOSED RULES FOR POST GRANT PROCEEDINGS Today the USPTO published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on “Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules [...]

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Attend the 17th Annual Design Day on May 9

ATTEND THE 17TH ANNUAL DESIGN DAY ON MAY 9 Join us for a day of lively and thought-provoking discussion about various aspects of design patents, hosted at the United States Patent and T[...]

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Today on the IP Chat Channel: Remote, Hybrid, or 100% In-Office Work Models in the Legal Profession – Mental Health Impact on Lawyers, DEI Impact on Lawyers, and Pros & Cons

TODAY ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: REMOTE, HYBRID, OR 100% IN-OFFICE WORK MODELS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION – MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT ON LAWYERS, DEI IMPACT ON LAWYERS, AND PROS & CONS [...]

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

USPTO Proposes New Guidelines for Director Review in AIA Proceedings

USPTO PROPOSES NEW GUIDELINES FOR DIRECTOR REVIEW IN AIA PROCEEDINGS Today the USPTO published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on the Director Review process for AIA patent [...]

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Monday, April 15, 2024

Federal Circuit Upholds Determination of Unclean Hands

**FEDERAL CIRCUIT UPHOLDS DETERMINATION OF UNCLEAN HANDS Luv N’ Care, Ltd. v. Laurain – 22-1905, 22-1970 -- On Friday in an opinion by Judge STARK, the Federal Circuit affirmed a dist[...]

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Friday, April 12, 2024

Federal Circuit Finds Reasonable Expectation of Success in Rifaximin Dosage

*FEDERAL CIRCUIT FINDS REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF SUCCESS IN RIFAXIMIN DOSAGE Salix Pharms., Ltd. v. Norwich Pharms. Inc., 22-2153, 23-1952 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge LOURIE, [...]

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

USPTO Issues Guidance on Use of AI in Practice Before It

USPTO ISSUES GUIDANCE ON USE OF AI IN PRACTICE BEFORE IT Today the USPTO issued a Federal Register notice titled “Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Practice Before the Unite[...]

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Attending INTA’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta? RSVP to Connect with Fellow IPO Members

ATTENDING INTA’S ANNUAL MEETING IN ATLANTA? RSVP TO CONNECT WITH FELLOW IPO MEMBERS IPO is exhibiting at the International Trademark Association’s Annual Meeting (May 18-22, 2024) in Atlanta. If yo[...]

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Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Nominate 2024 Inventor of the Year by April 26

NOMINATE 2024 INVENTOR OF THE YEAR BY APRIL 26 IPO Education Foundation invites you to submit a nomination for the 2024 Inventor of the Year. The Inventor of the Year award recognizes[...]

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Monday, April 08, 2024

Claims for Assessing and Viewing Medical Scans Online Were Patent-Ineligible

*CLAIMS FOR ASSESSING AND VIEWING MEDICAL SCANS ONLINE WERE PATENT-INELIGIBLE AI Visualize, Inc. v. Nuance Commc’ns, Inc., 22-2109 -- On Thursday in an opinion by Judge REYNA, the Fed[...]

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