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.
Monday, August 25, 2025
Brazil Issues Draft Guidelines on AI-Related Patents
BRAZIL ISSUES DRAFT GUIDELINES ON AI-RELATED PATENTS
The Brazilian PTO (BRPTO) has released for public consultation its Draft Guidelines for Patent Examination of AI-Related Inventions. The initiat[...]
Friday, August 22, 2025
IPO Annual Meeting Session: Divisional Practice and Double Patenting
IPO ANNUAL MEETING SESSION: DIVISIONAL PRACTICE AND DOUBLE PATENTING
Register for IPO’s Annual Meeting, September 7-9, and attend a session on “Double Trouble! An International Perspective on Divis[...]
Thursday, August 21, 2025
IPO Annual Meeting Session: Recent Developments in Third Party Litigation Funding
IPO ANNUAL MEETING SESSION: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THIRD PARTY LITIGATION FUNDING
Third-party litigation funding enables hedge funds and financial firms to invest in lawsuits in exchange for a shar[...]
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Last Day to Book a Hotel Room for IPO’s Annual Meeting
LAST DAY TO BOOK A HOTEL ROOM FOR IPO’S ANNUAL MEETING
IPO has reserved a block of rooms at the Manchester Grand Hyatt for IPO’s Annual Meeting (September 7-9). In order to receive the IPO group ra[...]
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
USTR Publishes Request for Comments for Notorious Markets List
USTR PUBLISHES REQUEST FOR COMMENTS FOR NOTORIOUS MARKETS LIST
Yesterday the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a request for comments that identify online and physi[...]
Monday, August 18, 2025
Design Law Track at IPO Annual Meeting
DESIGN LAW TRACK AT IPO ANNUAL MEETING
IPO’s Industrial Designs Committee, along with input from IPO’s ITC and Green IP Committees, organized four sessions on design law during IPO’s Annual Meeting[...]
Friday, August 15, 2025
USPTO Publishes Final Rule Eliminating Expedited Examination of Design Patent Applications
USPTO PUBLISHES FINAL RULE ELIMINATING EXPEDITED EXAMINATION OF DESIGN PATENT APPLICATIONS
Yesterday the USPTO published in the Federal Register a final rule eliminating expedited examination of de[...]
Thursday, August 14, 2025
District Court Improperly Turned Over Question of Claim Construction to Jury
*DISTRICT COURT IMPROPERLY TURNED OVER QUESTION OF CLAIM CONSTRUCTION TO JURY
Lab. Corp. of Am. Holdings v. Qiagen Scis., LLC, 23-2350 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge LOURIE, the[...]
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Department of Commerce Moves to Assume Harvard’s Patent Rights
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MOVES TO ASSUME HARVARD’S PATENT RIGHTS
Last Friday, the Trump Administration stated its intent to assume titles and licensing rights to patents owned by Harvard University [...]
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Mechanical Improvement to Selectorized Dumbbells Was Not an Abstract Idea
** MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENT TO SELECTORIZED DUMBBELLS WAS NOT AN ABSTRACT IDEA
PowerBlock Holdings, Inc. v. iFit, Inc., 24-1177 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge STOLL, the Federal C[...]