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, May 21, 2025
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[...]
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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 [...]
Monday, May 19, 2025
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[...]
Friday, May 16, 2025
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[...]
Thursday, May 15, 2025
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 [...]
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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[...]
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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[...]
Monday, May 12, 2025
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 [...]
Friday, May 09, 2025
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 [...]
Thursday, May 08, 2025
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[...]