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.

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]