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 Judiciary to Hold Confirmation Hearing for USPTO Director Nominee Today

SENATE JUDICIARY TO HOLD CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR USPTO DIRECTOR NOMINEE TODAY Today at 10:15a.m. ET, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for several Trump Administratio[...]

Discovery and Saisie to be Discussed at IPO’s European Practice Conference

DISCOVERY AND SAISIE TO BE DISCUSSED AT IPO’S EUROPEAN PRACTICE CONFERENCE IPO’s European Practice Committee is organizing a conference entitled “IP Developments in a Changing World” on June 25 in [...]

USPTO Requests Comments on OECD’s Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Countering Illicit Trade in Counterfeit Goods on Online Marketplaces

USPTO REQUESTS COMMENTS ON OECD’S DRAFT VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES FOR COUNTERING ILLICIT TRADE IN COUNTERFEIT GOODS ON ONLINE MARKETPLACES Today the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a notice[...]

Senate IP Subcommittee Holds Hearing on “Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership”

SENATE IP SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING ON “FOREIGN THREATS TO AMERICAN INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP” On Wednesday the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing title[...]

USPTO Cancels 50,000 Goods and Services Through Expungement and Reexamination

USPTO CANCELS 50,000 GOODS AND SERVICES THROUGH EXPUNGEMENT AND REEXAMINATION Last week the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office released a notice that it had canceled over 50,000 goods and services [...]

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[...]