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.

Brazil Issues Draft Guidelines on AI-Related Patents

BRAZIL ISSUES DRAFT GUIDELINES ON AI-RELATED PATENTS The Brazilian PTO (BRPTO) has released for public consultation its Draft Guidelines for Patent Examination of AI-Related Inventions. The initiat[...]

IPO Annual Meeting Session: Divisional Practice and Double Patenting

IPO ANNUAL MEETING SESSION: DIVISIONAL PRACTICE AND DOUBLE PATENTING Register for IPO’s Annual Meeting, September 7-9, and attend a session on “Double Trouble! An International Perspective on Divis[...]

IPO Annual Meeting Session: Recent Developments in Third Party Litigation Funding

IPO ANNUAL MEETING SESSION: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THIRD PARTY LITIGATION FUNDING Third-party litigation funding enables hedge funds and financial firms to invest in lawsuits in exchange for a shar[...]

Last Day to Book a Hotel Room for IPO’s Annual Meeting

LAST DAY TO BOOK A 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 ra[...]

USTR Publishes Request for Comments for Notorious Markets List

USTR PUBLISHES REQUEST FOR COMMENTS FOR NOTORIOUS MARKETS LIST Yesterday the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a request for comments that identify online and physi[...]

Design Law Track at IPO Annual Meeting

DESIGN LAW TRACK AT IPO ANNUAL MEETING IPO’s Industrial Designs Committee, along with input from IPO’s ITC and Green IP Committees, organized four sessions on design law during IPO’s Annual Meeting[...]

USPTO Publishes Final Rule Eliminating Expedited Examination of Design Patent Applications

USPTO PUBLISHES FINAL RULE ELIMINATING EXPEDITED EXAMINATION OF DESIGN PATENT APPLICATIONS Yesterday the USPTO published in the Federal Register a final rule eliminating expedited examination of de[...]

District Court Improperly Turned Over Question of Claim Construction to Jury

*DISTRICT COURT IMPROPERLY TURNED OVER QUESTION OF CLAIM CONSTRUCTION TO JURY  Lab. Corp. of Am. Holdings v. Qiagen Scis., LLC, 23-2350 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge LOURIE, the[...]

Department of Commerce Moves to Assume Harvard’s Patent Rights

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MOVES TO ASSUME HARVARD’S PATENT RIGHTS  Last Friday, the Trump Administration stated its intent to assume titles and licensing rights to patents owned by Harvard University [...]

Mechanical Improvement to Selectorized Dumbbells Was Not an Abstract Idea

** MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENT TO SELECTORIZED DUMBBELLS WAS NOT AN ABSTRACT IDEA  PowerBlock Holdings, Inc. v. iFit, Inc., 24-1177 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge STOLL, the Federal C[...]