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.
Wednesday, August 06, 2025
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[...]
Tuesday, August 05, 2025
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[...]
Monday, August 04, 2025
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[...]
Friday, August 01, 2025
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[...]
Thursday, July 31, 2025
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[...]
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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[...]
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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[...]
Monday, July 28, 2025
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[...]
Friday, July 25, 2025
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[...]
Thursday, July 24, 2025
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[...]