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 13, 2025
Marks Must Be Considered Generic at Time of Registration to be Denied Protection
**MARKS MUST BE CONSIDERED GENERIC AT TIME OF REGISTRATION TO BE DENIED PROTECTION
Bullshine Distillery LLC v. Sazerac Brands, LLC, 23-1682, 23-1900 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Chie[...]
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Trump Nominates John Squires to Be Next USPTO Director
TRUMP NOMINATES JOHN SQUIRES TO BE NEXT USPTO DIRECTOR
On Monday President TRUMP nominated attorney JOHN SQUIRES to be the next Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of [...]
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
AliveCor Forfeited Discovery Argument on Appeal
*ALIVECOR FORFEITED DISCOVERY ARGUMENT ON APPEAL
Alivecor, Inc. v. Apple, Inc., 23-1512, 23-1513, 23-1514 -- On March 7 in an opinion by Judge STARK, the Federal Circuit affirmed an i[...]
Monday, March 10, 2025
District Court Claim Construction Improperly Imported Limitations into Claims
*DISTRICT COURT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION IMPROPERLY IMPORTED LIMITATIONS INTO CLAIMS
IQRIS Techs. LLC v. Point Blank Enters., Inc., 23-2062 -- On Friday in an opinion by Judge STOLL, the F[...]
Friday, March 07, 2025
Fireside Chat with WIPO Assistant Director Addresses Global Innovation and IP
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH WIPO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ADDRESSES GLOBAL INNOVATION AND IP
Yesterday the IPOwners Spring Summit™ program opened with a fireside chat on global innovation with MARCO ALEMÁN, Assis[...]
Thursday, March 06, 2025
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 [...]
Wednesday, March 05, 2025
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, [...]
Tuesday, March 04, 2025
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[...]
Monday, March 03, 2025
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[...]
Friday, February 28, 2025
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[...]