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.

USPTO Director Squires Urges Broad Patent Eligibility in Senate Testimony

USPTO DIRECTOR SQUIRES URGES BROAD PATENT ELIGIBILITY IN SENATE TESTIMONY Last week USPTO Director JOHN A. SQUIRES submitted written testimony for the record in connection with the Senate Judiciary[...]

EPO Accepting Color and Grayscale Drawings

EPO ACCEPTING COLOR AND GRAYSCALE DRAWINGS The European Patent Office (EPO) announced that, effective October 1, 2025, applicants may submit color and grayscale drawings in European patent applica[...]

Senate IP Subcommittee Examines Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

SENATE IP SUBCOMMITTEE EXAMINES PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, chaired by Senator THOM TILLIS (R-NC) with Ranking Member AD[...]

Senate IP Subcommittee to Hold Hearing Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Today

SENATE IP SUBCOMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT TODAY Correction: Tuesday’s DN misstated Sen. Chris Coons is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on IP[...]

Senate IP Subcommittee Announces Witnesses For Hearing On Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

SENATE IP SUBCOMMITTEE ANNOUNCES WITNESSES FOR HEARING ON PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, chaired by Sen. THOM TILLIS (R-NC) with form[...]

Organization Lacks Associational Standing to Challenge USPTO Denial of Rulemaking

**ORGANIZATION LACKS ASSOCIATIONAL STANDING TO CHALLENGE USPTO DENIAL OF RULEMAKING PETITION US Inventor Inc. v. U.S. Pat. & Trademark Off., 24-1396 -- On Friday in an opinion by [...]

USPTO Director Discusses Agency’s Operations with IPO Executive Director, Association Colleagues

USPTO DIRECTOR DISCUSSES AGENCY’S OPERATIONS WITH IPO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATION COLLEAGUES On Wednesday afternoon USPTO Director John Squires and senior USPTO leaders met with IPO Executive [...]

Senate IP Subcommittee to Consider Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

SENATE IP SUBCOMMITTEE TO CONSIDER PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property will hold a hearing next Wednesday, October 8 on “The Patent Eligibi[...]

IPO’s IP Chat Channel™ Offers Live and On-Demand Webinars

IPO'S IP CHAT CHANNEL™ OFFERS LIVE AND ON-DEMAND WEBINARS IPO offers between 2-3 webinars per month and has over 75 on-demand webinars on a variety of topics that span all areas of in[...]

Explore IPOEF’s New IP Learning Resource

EXPLORE IPOEF’S NEW IP LEARNING RESOURCE  IPO Education Foundation recently launched IP Made Easy, a free, interactive tutorial designed to make understanding intellectual property simple, engaging[...]