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.

Confusing Expert Testimony Was Insufficient to Support Infringement Verdict

**CONFUSING EXPERT TESTIMONY WAS INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT INFRINGEMENT VERDICT Finesse Wireless LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, Nokia of America Corp., 2024-1039 -- Yesterday in an opini[...]

Requiring Clinically Proven Effectiveness Failed to Make Anticipated Claims Patentable

**REQUIRING CLINICALLY PROVEN EFFECTIVENESS FAILED TO MAKE ANTICIPATED CLAIMS PATENTABLE Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Inva[...]

Next Week on the IP Chat Channel™: Patent Marking for Software-Related Medical Devices

NEXT WEEK ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: PATENT MARKING FOR SOFTWARE-RELATED MEDICAL DEVICES Join the IP Chat Channel™ on Wednesday, October 1 at 2:00pm ET for an engaging presentation on p[...]

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[...]

Senate Confirms John Squires to be USPTO Director

SENATE CONFIMRS JOHN SQUIRES TO BE USPTO DIRECTOR  Yesterday the U.S. Senate confirmed JOHN SQUIRES to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. He will as[...]

USPTO Provides Guidance on Consideration of Prior Adjudications of Patent Claims Challenged in IPR, PGR

USPTO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON CONSIDERATION OF PRIOR ADJUDICATIONS OF PATENT CLAIMS CHALLENGED IN IPR, PGR This week USPTO Acting Director COKE STEWART issued a memorandum on "PTAB consideration of pr[...]

IPO Participates in Launch of WIPO’s 2025 Global Innovation Index

IPO PARTICIPATES IN LAUNCH OF WIPO’S 2025 GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX Yesterday IPO Vice President JOHN CHEEK (Tenneco LLC) participated in the launch of the World Intellectual Property O[...]

Senate Prepares to Confirm 48 Trump Nominees Including John Squires to be USPTO Director

SENATE PREPARES TO CONFIRM 48 TRUMP NOMINEES INCLUDING JOHN SQUIRES TO BE USPTO DIRECTOR Senate Republicans and Majority Leader JOHN THUNE (R-SD) are moving to confirm 48 sub-Cabinet nominees this [...]

DC Circuit Reinstates Register of Copyrights Pending Appeal

DC CIRCUIT REINSTATES REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS PENDING APPEAL Perlmutter v. Blanche, No. 1:25-cv-01659 (D.C. Cir. Sept. 10, 2025) -- Last week in an opinion by Judge PAN, joined by Judge CHILDS, the [...]

Final Day to Help IPOEF Reach Their Goal

FINAL DAY TO HELP IPOEF REACH THEIR GOAL Last chance to be part of the IPOEF campaign! During the IPO Annual Meeting, IPO Education Foundation set a goal of 100 donors to give $100 each. We’re so c[...]