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.

District Court Lacked Jurisdiction Over Section 145 Claim

**DISTRICT COURT LACKED JURISDICTION OVER SECTION 145 CLAIM Hyatt v. Stewart, 18-2390, 18-2391, 28-2392, 19-1049, 24-1992, 24-1993, 24-1994, 24-1995, 19-1038, 19-1039, 19-1070 -- On [...]

President Signs Executive Order Ending Collective Bargaining with Patent Examiner Union

PRESIDENT SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER ENDING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH PATENT EXAMINER UNION Yesterday President TRUMP signed an executive order invoking authority granted by the Civil Service Reform Ac[...]

Indonesia Accepting Submission of Patent Working Statements to Meet New Requirement

INDONESIA ACCEPTING SUBMISSION OF PATENT WORKING STATEMENTS TO MEET NEW REQUIREMENT The Indonesian Patent Office has begun accepting the submission of patent working statements in order to fulfill[...]

IPO Releases 2025 Impact Report

IPO RELEASES 2025 IMPACT REPORT IPO is pleased to announce the release of the 2025 IPO Impact Report. The annual report provides an at-a-glance look at IPO’s recent activities and accomplishments d[...]

IPO Annual Meeting Session: Lessons in Leadership from Taylor Swift

IPO ANNUAL MEETING SESSION: LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP FROM TAYLOR SWIFT Register for IPO’s Annual Meeting, September 7-9, and attend a session on “Feel the Beat of IP: Lessons in Leadership from Taylor[...]

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[...]