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.

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USPTO RESCINDS MEMORANDUM ON DISCRETIONARY DENIALS On Friday the USPTO repealed the 2022 “Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings with Parallel District Court Liti[...]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[...]

Defendant and Non-Party Corporate Affiliates May Not Be Treated as a Single Entity for Calculating Profit Damages

**** DEFENDANT AND NON-PARTY CORPORATE AFFILIATES MAY NOT BE TREATED AS A SINGLE ENTITY FOR CALCULATING PROFIT DAMAGES Dewberry Grp., Inc. fka Dewberry Cap. Corp. v. Dewberry Eng’rs Inc., 23-900 --[...]

IPOwners Spring Summit Session: AI and Patent Examination and Drafting (in the US)

IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT™ SESSION: AI AND PATENT EXAMINATION AND DRAFTING (IN THE US) Register to attend IPOwners Spring Summit™ on March 6 in Washington, DC and attend a session on “AI and Patent Ex[...]

Register of Copyrights and Director of U.S. Copyright Office Shira Perlmutter to Speak at IPOwners Spring Summit – March 6

REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS AND DIRECTOR OF U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE SHIRA PERLMUTTER TO SPEAK AT IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT™ - MARCH 6 USPTO COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARKS RESIGNS Yesterday USPTO [...]

Will Covey Appointed USPTO Acting Deputy Director

WILL COVEY APPOINTED USPTO ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR Last week WILL COVEY was appointed to serve as Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director of th[...]

IPOwners Spring Summit Session on Trade Secrets

IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT SESSION ON TRADE SECRETS Register to attend IPOwners Spring Summit™ on March 6 in Washington, DC and attend a session on “True Crimes: Tales of Trade Secret Thieves, What The[...]

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[...]