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.

IPOwners Spring Summit Features Session on Effective Use of Patent Agents

IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT™ FEATURES SESSION ON EFFECTIVE USE OF PATENT AGENTS Register to attend IPOwners Spring Summit™ on March 16 in Washington, DC and attend a session on “Effective [...]

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) to Provide Keynote Speech at IPOwners Spring Summit on March 16

SENATOR CHRIS COONS (D-DE) TO PROVIDE KEYNOTE SPEECH AT IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT™ ON MARCH 16 Senator CHRIS COONS (D-DE), Chair of the Judiciary Committee’s IP Subcommittee, will p[...]

Patent Owner Required to Seek Orange Book Delisting of REMS Patent that Failed to Claim Method of Use

**PATENT OWNER REQUIRED TO SEEK ORANGE BOOK DELISTING OF REMS PATENT THAT FAILED TO CLAIM METHOD OF USE Jazz Pharm., Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharm., LLC, 23-1186 -- On Friday in an opinion[...]

Room Block Ends Today – Book Your Hotel Room For IPOwners Spring Summit

ROOM BLOCK ENDS TODAY - BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM FOR IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT™ IPO has reserved a block of rooms at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC at a rate of $309 + taxes per night. The[...]

Hermès Prevails in Against Artist in First NFT Trademark Case Decided by Federal Jury

HERMÈS PREVAILS IN AGAINST ARTIST IN FIRST NFT TRADEMARK CASE DECIDED BY FEDERAL JURY On February 8, a federal jury in Manhattan decided the first non-fungible token (“NFT”) trademark case concerni[...]

Failure to Convert Motion for Dismissal to Motion for Summary Judgment Based Was Harmless Error

*FAILURE TO CONVERT MOTION FOR DISMISSAL TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BASED WAS HARMLESS ERROR Hawk Technology Systems, LLC v. Castle Retail, LLC, 22-1222 -- On February 17 in an op[...]

Federal Circuit Lifts Preliminary Injunction Barring Patent Owner from Communicating about Alleged Infringement

**FEDERAL CIRCUIT LIFTS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION BARRING PATENT OWNER FROM COMMUNICATING ABOUT ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT Lite-Netics, LLC v. Nu Tsai Capital LLC, 23-1146 -- On Friday in an o[...]

House and Senate Judiciary Committees Adopt IP Subcommittee Rosters

HOUSE AND SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEES ADOPT IP SUBCOMMITTEE ROSTERS At the full committee Executive Business meeting on Thursday, February 16, the Senate Judiciary Committee formally adopted its Su[...]

Claims For Uterine Ablation Device Were Invalid Under Public Use Bar

*CLAIMS FOR UTERINE ABLATION DEVICE WERE INVALID UNDER PUBLIC USE BAR Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc., 21-2246 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge REYNA, the Federal Circuit u[...]

Court Applied Impermissibly Narrow Construction of Term

*COURT APPLIED IMPERMISSIBLY NARROW CONSTRUCTION OF TERM SSI Technologies, LLC v. Dongguan Zhengyang Electronic Mechanical LTD, 21-2345—On Monday in an opinion by Judge BRYSON, the Fe[...]