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.

Senate IP Subcommittee to Consider Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership

SENATE IP SUBCOMMITTEE TO CONSIDER FOREIGN THREATS TO AMERICAN INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP Today at 2:30p.m. ET the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property will hold a hearin[...]

USPTO Failed to Consider Routine Skills and Techniques in Conception Analysis

**USPTO FAILED TO CONSIDER ROUTINE SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES IN CONCEPTION ANALYSIS Regents of U.C. v. Broad Inst., Inc., 22-1594, 22-1653 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge REYNA, the F[...]

Trump Terminates U.S. Register of Copyrights

TRUMP TERMINATES U.S. REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS On Saturday President TRUMP terminated U.S. Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office SHIRA PERLMUTTER. Perlmutter [...]

IPR Estoppel Does Not Apply to Evidence the Invention was Known or Used by Others, On Sale, or In Public Use

**IPR ESTOPPEL DOES NOT APPLY TO EVIDENCE THE INVENTION WAS KNOWN OR USED BY OTHERS, ON SALE, OR IN PUBLIC USE Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE LLC, 23-1367 -- On Wednesday in an opinion by [...]

Plans to Develop Drug Were Too Speculative to Confer Standing

*PLANS TO DEVELOP DRUG WERE TOO SPECULATIVE TO CONFER STANDING Incyte Corp. v. Sun Pharma. Indus. Inc., 23-1300 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Chief Judge MOORE, the Federal Circuit di[...]

Intended Scope of Reissue Claim is Not Relevant Under 35 U.S.C. § 251

**INTENDED SCOPE OF REISSUE CLAIM IS NOT RELEVANT UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 251 In re Kostic, 23-1437 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge CUNNINGHAM, the Federal Circuit determined the USPTO [...]

House Passes Economic Espionage Prevention Act

HOUSE PASSES ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE PREVENTION ACT Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1486, the Economic Espionage Prevention Act, which addresses IP theft. The bill was sponsored b[...]

Join an IPO Standing Committee Today

JOIN AN IPO STANDING COMMITTEE TODAY IPO has 31 active committees working on the most important areas of IP law and practice. IPO’s Standing IP Committees are great for networking and are a valuabl[...]

Lawmakers Reintroduce Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, PREVAIL Act

LAWMAKERS REINTRODUCE PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT, PREVAIL ACT Yesterday Senator THOM TILLIS (R-NC), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, introduc[...]

Fintiv Digital Wallet Claimed Means-Plus-Function Terms Subject to 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6

**FINTIV DIGITAL WALLET CLAIMED MEANS-PLUS-FUNCTION TERMS SUBJECT TO 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6 Fintiv Inc. v. PayPal Holdings Inc., 23-2312 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge PROST, the Fe[...]