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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Thursday, January 18, 2024

Senate Judiciary to Consider IPEC Nominee Today

SENATE JUDICIARY TO CONSIDER IPEC NOMINEE TODAY During its executive business meeting today at 10:00a.m. ET, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the nomination of DEBORAH ROBINSON, of New [...]

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Senate IP Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

SENATE IP SUBCOMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING ON PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT On January 23 at 2:30p.m. ET the Senate IP Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act –[...]

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

IPO Education Foundation Invites Nominations for 2024 Inventor of the Year

IPO EDUCATION FOUNDATION INVITES NOMINATIONS FOR 2024 INVENTOR OF THE YEAR IPO Education Foundation invites you to submit a nomination for the 2024 Inventor of the Year. The Inventor [...]

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Friday, January 12, 2024

Did You Know? In U.S. Patent Law, “a” or “an” Can Mean “one or more”

DID YOU KNOW? IN U.S. PATENT LAW, “A” OR “AN” CAN MEAN “ONE OR MORE” Why do outsiders think patent law is arcane? In patent law, the terms “a” or “an” in a claim generally mean “on[...]

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

CNIPA Releases New Examination Guidelines and Implementing Regulations

CNIPA RELEASES NEW EXAMINATION GUIDELINES AND IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS Many IPO Suggestions Appear to Be Reflected in New Versions In December 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Admini[...]

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

USPTO Correctly Construed Claims in IPR

*USPTO CORRECTLY CONSTRUED CLAIMS IN IPR Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. v. Personal Genomics Taiwan, Inc., 22-1410 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge TARANTO, the Federal Ci[...]

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Tuesday, January 09, 2024

Today on IPO’s IP Chat Channel — Trade Secrets Under Pressure from the Winds of Public Policies

TODAY ON IPO’S IP CHAT CHANNEL™ — TRADE SECRETS UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE WINDS OF PUBLIC POLICIES Tune in to the IP Chat Channel™ today at 1:00p.m. ET for a webinar on Tr[...]

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Monday, January 08, 2024

USPTO Appoints New Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs

USPTO APPOINTS NEW CHIEF POLICY OFFICER AND DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Last week the USPTO announced the appointment of SHARON ISRAEL to be Chief Policy Officer and Director for[...]

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Friday, January 05, 2024

Yen Florczak Elected IPO Treasurer

YEN FLORCZAK ELECTED IPO TREASURER On December 6 the IPO Board of Directors elected YEN FLORCZAK (3M Innovative Properties Co.) to be IPO Treasurer for a two-year term beginning Janua[...]

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Thursday, January 04, 2024

John Cheek Elected IPO Vice President

JOHN CHEEK ELECTED IPO VICE PRESIDENT On December 6 the IPO Board of Directors elected JOHN CHEEK (Tenneco Inc.) to be IPO Vice President for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2024[...]

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