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.

Squires Likely to Be Nominated USPTO Director

SQUIRES LIKELY TO BE NOMINATED USPTO DIRECTOR According to two independent sources, President TRUMP is set to nominate JOHN SQUIRES to be the next Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Proper[...]

Lutnick Confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Commerce

LUTNICK CONFIRMED AS U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Last evening the U.S. Senate confirmed HOWARD LUTNICK to be the Secretary of Commerce by a vote of 51-45. Lutnick is the former CEO of Cantor Fitzger[...]

IPOEF Highlights Innovation at Super Bowl LIX

IPOEF ​HIGHLIGHTS INNOVATION AT SUPER BOWL LIX IPO Education Foundation spotlighted the role of innovation and IP at the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9. JEREMIAH FENNELL reached th[...]

Join an IPO Standing Committee Today

JOIN AN IPO STANDING COMMITTEE TODAY IPO has 31 active committees working on the most important areas of IP law and practice. IPO’s Standing IP Committees are great for networking and are a valuabl[...]

Claims Not Directed Toward Ineligible Abstract Idea Due to Concrete Relationship Between Recited Properties and Claimed Structural Details

** CLAIMS NOT DIRECTED TOWARD INELIGIBLE ABSTRACT IDEA DUE TO CONCRETE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RECITED PROPERTIES AND CLAIMED STRUCTURAL DETAILS U.S. Synthetic Corp. v. Int’l Trade Comm[...]

WIPO Assistant Director General Marco Aleman to Discuss Global Innovation Trends at IPOwners Spring Summit on March 6

WIPO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL MARCO ALEMAN TO DISCUSS GLOBAL INNOVATION TRENDS AT IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT™ ON MARCH 6 Marco Alemán The IPOwners Spring Summit™ will open with a Fir[...]

Join IPO’s New Wellness Committee

JOIN IPO’S NEW WELLNESS COMMITTEE At the beginning of this year, IPO created a Wellness Committee that aims to promote mental health awareness, provide support resources, and foster a culture of we[...]

Patent Infringement Case Reassigned on Remand

** PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE REASSIGNED ON REMAND  Trudell Med. Int’l Inc. v. D R Burton Healthcare, LLC, 23-1777, 23-1779 -- On Friday in an opinion by Chief Judge MOORE, the Federal [...]

Small Market Segments Can Be Significant Investment Under Domestic Industry Requirement

**SMALL MARKET SEGMENTS CAN BE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT UNDER DOMESTIC INDUSTRY REQUIREMENT   Wuhan Healthgen Biotech. Corp. v. Int’l Trade Comm., 23-1389 -- On Friday in an opinion by [...]

USPTO Commissioner for Patents Resigns

USPTO COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS RESIGNS According to two sources, USPTO Commissioner for Patents VAISHALI UDUPA resigned her position yesterday, effective immediately, and that Deputy Commissioner V[...]