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.

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear AI Inventorship Case

U.S. SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO HEAR AI INVENTORSHIP CASE In an order released yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Thaler v. Vidal, leaving extant the Federal Circuit’s August 2002[...]

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Monday, April 24, 2023

House IP Subcommittee to Hold USPTO Oversight Hearing This Week

HOUSE IP SUBCOMMITTEE TO HOLD USPTO OVERSIGHT HEARING THIS WEEK The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet will hold a hearing on Thursday, April 27 at 9:00[...]

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Friday, April 21, 2023

Federal Circuit Upholds ITC Decision Finding § 337 Violation

FS.com Inc. v. ITC, 22-1228 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Chief Judge MOORE, the Federal Circuit upheld an International Trade Commission (ITC) determination that FS violated 19 U.S.C. §[...]

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Unexpected Potency of Isolated Compound Supported Finding of Nonobviousness

**UNEXPECTED POTENCY OF ISOLATED COMPOUND SUPPORTED FINDING OF NONOBVIOUSNESS Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., 22-1147 --Yesterday in an opinion by Judge LOURIE, the Federal Circuit upheld [...]

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

IPO Submits Comments to FTC on Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Clauses

IPO SUBMITS COMMENTS TO FTC ON PROPOSED BAN ON NON-COMPETE CLAUSES On Monday IPO President KAREN COCHRAN (Shell Oil Company) submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on a proposed[...]

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Senate IP Subcommittee to Consider “Foreign Competitive Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership

SENATE IP SUBCOMMITTEE TO CONSIDER “FOREIGN COMPETITIVE THREATS TO AMERICAN INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP The Senate IP Subcommittee will hold a hearing today at today at 2:30p.m. ET on “Forei[...]

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Monday, April 17, 2023

Court Upholds Refusal to Register Mark Based on Likelihood of Confusion

*COURT UPHOLDS REFUSAL TO REGISTER MARK BASED ON LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION In Re Charger Ventures LLC, 22-1094 -- On April 13 in an opinion by Judge REYNA, the Federal Circuit upheld th[...]

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Friday, April 14, 2023

Finding That Claims Were Patent-Ineligible Was Based on Erroneous Claim Construction

*FINDING THAT CLAIMS WERE PATENT-INELIGIBLE WAS BASED ON ERRONEOUS CLAIM CONSTRUCTION Sequoia Technology, LLC v. Dell, Inc., 21-2263 -- On Wednesday in an opinion by Judge STOLL, the [...]

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Federal Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Patent Infringement Complaint

*FEDERAL CIRCUIT OVERTURNS DISMISSAL OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT COMPLAINT Healthier Choices Management Corp. v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 22-1268 -- On Wednesday in an opinion by Judge STO[...]

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Claims for mRNA Delivery System Were Anticipated by Owner’s Earlier Patent

**CLAIMS FOR MRNA DELIVERY SYSTEM WERE ANTICIPATED BY OWNER’S EARLIER PATENT Arbutus Biopharma Corp. v. ModernaTX, Inc., 20-1183 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge REYNA, the Federal[...]

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