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.
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Department of Commerce Moves to Assume Harvard’s Patent Rights
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MOVES TO ASSUME HARVARD’S PATENT RIGHTS
Last Friday, the Trump Administration stated its intent to assume titles and licensing rights to patents owned by Harvard University [...]
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Mechanical Improvement to Selectorized Dumbbells Was Not an Abstract Idea
** MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENT TO SELECTORIZED DUMBBELLS WAS NOT AN ABSTRACT IDEA
PowerBlock Holdings, Inc. v. iFit, Inc., 24-1177 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge STOLL, the Federal C[...]
Monday, August 11, 2025
Amended Claim Invalid for Lack of Written Description
** AMENDED CLAIM INVALID FOR LACK OF WRITTEN DESCRIPTION
Mondis Tech. Ltd. v. LG Elecs. Inc., 23-2117, 23-2116 -- On August 8 in an opinion by Judge HUGHES, the Federal Circuit revers[...]
Friday, August 08, 2025
Sponsor the IPO Annual Meeting: Sept. 7-9, 2025
SPONSOR THE IPO ANNUAL MEETING: SEPT. 7-9, 2025
Become a sponsor of the IPO’s premier conference. The 2025 IPO Annual Meeting will be held September 7-9 in San Diego, CA. The meeting offers two and[...]
Thursday, August 07, 2025
IPO Annual Meeting Session: The Role of Patents in Pharmaceutical Innovation, Drug Pricing, and Market Exclusivity
IPO ANNUAL MEETING SESSION: THE ROLE OF PATENTS IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION, DRUG PRICING, AND MARKET EXCLUSIVITY
Register for IPO’s Annual Meeting, September 7-9, and attend a session on “The Rol[...]
Wednesday, August 06, 2025
Book Your Hotel Room for IPO’s Annual Meeting
BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM FOR IPO’S ANNUAL MEETING
IPO has reserved a block of rooms at the Manchester Grand Hyatt for IPO’s Annual Meeting (September 7-9). In order to receive the IPO group rate of $31[...]
Tuesday, August 05, 2025
USPTO to Require IPR Petitions to Specify Where Each Claim Element is Found in Patent or Printed Publication Relied Upon
USPTO TO REQUIRE IPR PETITIONS TO SPECIFY WHERE EACH CLAIM ELEMENT IS FOUND IN PATENT OR PRINTED PUBLICATION RELIED UPON
Last week USPTO Acting Director COKE STEWART issued a memorandum to Patent T[...]
Monday, August 04, 2025
District Court’s Claim Construction Was Not Supported by Common Specification
*DISTRICT COURT’S CLAIM CONSTRUCTION WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY COMMON SPECIFICATION
FMC Corp. v. Sharda USA, LLC, 24-2335 -- On Friday in an opinion by Judge CHEN, the Federal Circuit va[...]
Friday, August 01, 2025
Brazilian Congresswoman Proposes the Suspension of Patents on HIV/AIDS and Other Essential Medicines Based on Reciprocity Law
BRAZILIAN CONGRESSWOMAN PROPOSES THE SUSPENSION OF PATENTS ON HIV/AIDS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL MEDICINES BASED ON RECIPROCITY LAW
On July 30, 2025, Brazilian Congresswoman DUDA SALABERT (PDT-MG) formal[...]
Thursday, July 31, 2025
IPO Statement on Reports of Potential New USPTO Patent Portfolio Fee
IPO STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF POTENTIAL NEW USPTO PATENT PORTFOLIO FEE
IPO recently reported on a Wall Street Journal article indicating that Commerce Secretary HOWARD LUTNICK is considering a propos[...]