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.

Section 337(a)(3)(B) Domestic-Industry Requirement Does Not Require Domestic Manufacturing Activity

***SECTION 337(A)(3)(B) DOMESTIC-INDUSTRY REQUIREMENT DOES NOT REQUIRE DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY Lashify, Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm., 23-1245 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge [...]

IPO Team Meets with Congresswoman Becca Balint

IPO TEAM MEETS WITH CONGRESSWOMAN BECCA BALINT Last evening at an event in Washington, DC, IPO Executive Director JESSICA LANDACRE, Deputy Executive Director & Chief Policy Counsel SAM AGUAYO, [...]

IPO Submits Post-Hearing Statement to Special 301 Subcommittee

IPO SUBMITS POST-HEARING STATEMENT TO SPECIAL 301 SUBCOMMITTEE As reported, IPO recently testified at the United States Trade Representative’s 2025 Special 301 Public Hearing on countries with inad[...]

USPTO Rescinds Memorandum on Discretionary Denials

USPTO RESCINDS MEMORANDUM ON DISCRETIONARY DENIALS On Friday the USPTO repealed the 2022 “Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings with Parallel District Court Liti[...]

Canadian Government Announces Changes to Trademark Legislation and Regulations

CANADIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO TRADEMARK LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS The Canadian government has announced that certain important changes to its trademark legislation and regulations will[...]

Defendant and Non-Party Corporate Affiliates May Not Be Treated as a Single Entity for Calculating Profit Damages

**** DEFENDANT AND NON-PARTY CORPORATE AFFILIATES MAY NOT BE TREATED AS A SINGLE ENTITY FOR CALCULATING PROFIT DAMAGES Dewberry Grp., Inc. fka Dewberry Cap. Corp. v. Dewberry Eng’rs Inc., 23-900 --[...]

IPOwners Spring Summit Session: AI and Patent Examination and Drafting (in the US)

IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT™ SESSION: AI AND PATENT EXAMINATION AND DRAFTING (IN THE US) Register to attend IPOwners Spring Summit™ on March 6 in Washington, DC and attend a session on “AI and Patent Ex[...]

Register of Copyrights and Director of U.S. Copyright Office Shira Perlmutter to Speak at IPOwners Spring Summit – March 6

REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS AND DIRECTOR OF U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE SHIRA PERLMUTTER TO SPEAK AT IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT™ - MARCH 6 USPTO COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARKS RESIGNS Yesterday USPTO [...]

Will Covey Appointed USPTO Acting Deputy Director

WILL COVEY APPOINTED USPTO ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR Last week WILL COVEY was appointed to serve as Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director of th[...]

IPOwners Spring Summit Session on Trade Secrets

IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT SESSION ON TRADE SECRETS Register to attend IPOwners Spring Summit™ on March 6 in Washington, DC and attend a session on “True Crimes: Tales of Trade Secret Thieves, What The[...]