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.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Prior-Art Design Must be Applied to Same Article of Manufacture to Qualify as Comparison Prior Art in Infringement Analysis

***PRIOR-ART DESIGN MUST BE APPLIED TO SAME ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE TO QUALIFY AS COMPARISON PRIOR ART IN INFRINGEMENT ANALYSIS Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innova[...]

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Field of Endeavor Finding in IPR Vacated

*FIELD OF ENDEAVOR FINDING IN IPR VACATED Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC, 22-1138 -- On September 11 in an opinion by Judge STOLL, the Federal Circuit vacated a USPTO inter partes review [...]

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Friday, September 15, 2023

IPR Decisions Vacated on Basis of APA Violation and Erroneous Claim Construction

*IPR DECISIONS VACATED ON BASIS OF APA VIOLATION AND ERRONEOUS CLAIM CONSTRUCTION Apple Inc. v. Corephotonics, Ltd., 22-1350 – On September 11 in an opinion by Judge STOLL, the Federa[...]

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

CIPA Holds Reception at IPO Annual Meeting

CIPA HOLDS RECEPTION AT IPO ANNUAL MEETING The UK Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) held a reception at the conclusion of this week’s IPO Annual Meeting. CIPA was represented by its Pr[...]

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

IPO Annual Meeting Panel Discusses GM v. LKQ Case on the Test for Obviousness in Design Law

IPO ANNUAL MEETING PANEL DISCUSSES GM V. LKQ CASE ON THE TEST FOR OBVIOUSNESS IN DESIGN LAW Yesterday during the IPO Annual Meeting panelists ELIZABETH FERRILL (Equifax), BRENDAN O’DEA (Womble Bond[...]

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

USPTO Director Kathi Vidal Discusses AI, PTAB at IPO Annual Meeting

USPTO DIRECTOR KATHI VIDAL DISCUSSES AI, PTAB AT IPO ANNUAL MEETING Yesterday at the IPO Annual Meeting, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Tra[...]

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Monday, September 11, 2023

IPO’s Annual Meeting Began Yesterday in Boston, MA

IPO’S ANNUAL MEETING BEGAN YESTERDAY IN BOSTON, MA Yesterday attendees arrived at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, for the start of IPO’s Annual Meeting. The event began with a networking[...]

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Friday, September 08, 2023

IPO’s Annual Meeting Begins on Sunday, September 10 – Don’t Miss Out, Register Today!

IPO’S ANNUAL MEETING BEGINS ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 - DON’T MISS OUT, REGISTER TODAY! More than 1,000 people have registered for IPO’s Annual Meeting in Boston, MA! Don’t miss your opportunity to p[...]

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Thursday, September 07, 2023

Special 301 Report Input Encouraged by Mid-November

SPECIAL 301 REPORT INPUT ENCOURAGED BY MID-NOVEMBER The IPO International Patent Law and Trade Committee encourages IPO members to provide input, through IPO committees or individually, for potenti[...]

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Wednesday, September 06, 2023

IPO Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to Rules of Procedure of Boards of Appeal at EPO

IPO SUBMITS COMMENTS ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO RULES OF PROCEDURE OF BOARDS OF APPEAL AT EPO Last week IPO President Karen Cochran (Shell USA, Inc.) submitted comments on proposed amendments to the Ru[...]

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