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.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
USPTO Issues Interim Procedure on PTAB Discretionary Denials
USPTO ISSUES INTERIM PROCEDURE ON PTAB DISCRETIONARY DENIALS
Yesterday USPTO Acting Director COKE STEWART issued “Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management,” specifying that she, in consultati[...]
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Join IPO and USIPA on April 24 for a Corporate IP Roundtable Featuring Ceyda Maisami, HP Inc.
JOIN IPO AND USIPA ON APRIL 24 FOR A CORPORATE IP ROUNDTABLE FEATURING CEYDA MAISAMI, HP INC.
IPO and US Intellectual Property Alliance (USIPA) are co-hosting a Corporate IP Roundtable on April 24,[...]
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Provisional Application Must Support Subject Matter Cited as Prior Art to Claim Provisional Priority Date
*PROVISIONAL APPLICATION MUST SUPPORT SUBJECT MATTER CITED AS PRIOR ART TO CLAIM PROVISIONAL PRIORITY DATE
In re Riggs, 22-1945 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge STOLL, the Federal [...]
Monday, March 24, 2025
Federal Circuit Declines to Expand Prosecution Disclaimer Analysis
*FEDERAL CIRCUIT DECLINES TO EXPAND PROSECUTION DISCLAIMER ANALYSIS
Maquet Cardiovascular LLC v. Abiomed Inc., 23-2045 -- On Friday in an opinion by Judge REYNA, the Federal Circuit [...]
Friday, March 21, 2025
Keeping Up With Today’s English in the U.S.
KEEPING UP WITH TODAY’S ENGLISH IN THE U.S.
Avoid Comma Clutter – Many IP briefs and opinions are cluttered with commas that are considered unnecessary today. The rule of thumb to ins[...]
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Failure to Timely File Under 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii) Did Not Affect Federal Circuit’s Jurisdiction
*FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(A)(3)(II) DID NOT AFFECT FEDERAL CIRCUIT’S JURISDICTION
AMP Plus, Inc. v. DMF, Inc, 23-1997 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge REYNA, t[...]
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Sua Sponte Show Cause Order Was Within ITC’s Discretion
*SUA SPONTE SHOW CAUSE ORDER WAS WITHIN ITC’S DISCRETION
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. v. Int’l Trade Comm., 23-1095 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge REYNA, the Federal Circuit uphel[...]
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
IPO Submits Comments on AI Action Plan
IPO SUBMITS COMMENTS ON AI ACTION PLAN
As previously reported, on January 23, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the development of an “Artificial Intelligence Action Plan” within [...]
Monday, March 17, 2025
District Court Was Not Bound by Previous Claim Construction in Applying Becton
**DISTRICT COURT WAS NOT BOUND BY PREVIOUS CLAIM CONSTRUCTION IN APPLYING BECTON
Regeneron Pharms, Inc. v. Mylan Pharms Inc., 24-2351 -- On Friday in an opinion by Judge LOURIE, the F[...]
Friday, March 14, 2025
Reissued Patents Entitled to PTE Based on Original Patent’s Issue Date
**REISSUED PATENTS ENTITLED TO PTE BASED ON ORIGINAL PATENT’S ISSUE DATE
Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., 23-2254 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge DYK, t[...]