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.

Book Your Hotel Room for IPO’s Annual Meeting

BOOK YOUR 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 rate of $31[...]

USPTO to Require IPR Petitions to Specify Where Each Claim Element is Found in Patent or Printed Publication Relied Upon

USPTO TO REQUIRE IPR PETITIONS TO SPECIFY WHERE EACH CLAIM ELEMENT IS FOUND IN PATENT OR PRINTED PUBLICATION RELIED UPON Last week USPTO Acting Director COKE STEWART issued a memorandum to Patent T[...]

District Court’s Claim Construction Was Not Supported by Common Specification

*DISTRICT COURT’S CLAIM CONSTRUCTION WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY COMMON SPECIFICATION   FMC Corp. v. Sharda USA, LLC, 24-2335 -- On Friday in an opinion by Judge CHEN, the Federal Circuit va[...]

Brazilian Congresswoman Proposes the Suspension of Patents on HIV/AIDS and Other Essential Medicines Based on Reciprocity Law

BRAZILIAN CONGRESSWOMAN PROPOSES THE SUSPENSION OF PATENTS ON HIV/AIDS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL MEDICINES BASED ON RECIPROCITY LAW On July 30, 2025, Brazilian Congresswoman DUDA SALABERT (PDT-MG) formal[...]

IPO Statement on Reports of Potential New USPTO Patent Portfolio Fee

IPO STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF POTENTIAL NEW USPTO PATENT PORTFOLIO FEE IPO recently reported on a Wall Street Journal article indicating that Commerce Secretary HOWARD LUTNICK is considering a propos[...]

Panel of Previous USPTO Directors at IPO’s Annual Meeting

PANEL OF PREVIOUS USPTO DIRECTORS AT IPO’S ANNUAL MEETING Hear from a panel of previous USPTO Directors about the intersection of AI and Patents at IPO’s Annual Meeting. The meeting will take place[...]

Commerce Secretary Considers Charging Patent Owners Percentage of Patent Portfolios’ Value

COMMERCE SECRETARY CONSIDERS CHARGING PATENT OWNERS PERCENTAGE OF PATENT PORTFOLIOS’ VALUE Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported that Secretary of Commerce HOWARD LUTNICK is considering a plan[...]

Appeal of Licensing Royalty Award Did Not Necessarily Raise Issue of Patent Law

** APPEAL OF LICENSING ROYALTY AWARD DID NOT NECESSARILY RAISE ISSUE OF PATENT LAW  Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. v. Alkermes PLC, 23-23-74 -- On Friday in an opinion by Judge TARANTO, th[...]

WTO Appeal Arbitrators Find Anti-Suit Injunctions Inconsistent With TRIPS

WTO APPEAL ARBITRATORS FIND ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTIONS INCONSISTENT WITH TRIPS On Monday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appeal Arbitrators determined that anti-suit injunction (ASI) measures adopte[...]

USPTO Incorrectly Determined Commercial Impressions of Marks

*USPTO INCORRECTLY DETERMINED COMMERCIAL IMPRESSIONS OF MARKS  Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Intrastate Dists., Inc., 24-1212 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge PROST, the Federal Circuit[...]