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.
Monday, April 07, 2025
Trade Secret Was Properly Accessible When Defendant Could Have Discovered It
**TRADE SECRET WAS PROPERLY ACCESSIBLE WHEN DEFENDANT COULD HAVE DISCOVERED IT
ams-OSRAM USA Inc. v. Renesas Elecs. Am. Inc., 22-2185, 22-2186 -- On Friday in an opinion by Judge TARA[...]
Friday, April 04, 2025
Provisional Rights Cannot Be Granted to Patents Issued Beyond Expiration Date
*PROVISIONAL RIGHTS CANNOT BE GRANTED TO PATENTS ISSUED BEYOND EXPIRATION DATE
In re Forest, 23-1178 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge CHEN, the Federal Circuit dismissed Forest’s a[...]
Thursday, April 03, 2025
IPO to Celebrate World IP Day on April 30
IPO TO CELEBRATE WORLD IP DAY ON APRIL 30
In 2000 the World Intellectual Property Organization’s member states designated April 26 as World IP Day, with the aim of increasing general awareness and [...]
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
IPOEF Seeking Volunteers to Work with Start-ups
IPOEF SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO WORK WITH START-UPS
Are you looking for a way to pay it forward this summer? IPO Education Foundation is seeking mentors with a background in start-ups across various i[...]
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
Today on the IP Chat Channel: Deepfakes and Digital Replicas: What Is Old and What Is New
TODAY ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: DEEPFAKES AND DIGITAL REPLICAS: WHAT IS OLD AND WHAT IS NEW
Tune in today to the IP Chat Channel™ at 2:00pm ET for a webinar focused on AI. During the 1[...]
Monday, March 31, 2025
Munich Appeal Court Delivers Highly Anticipated FRAND Decision
MUNICH APPEAL COURT DELIVERS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FRAND DECISION
The Higher Regional Court of Munich in the FRAND case of VoiceAge v. HMD issued a ruling on March 20th affirming the decisions of Regi[...]
Friday, March 28, 2025
Reader Says “Oh, Comma on!”
READER SAYS “OH, COMMA ON!”
Comma Clutter - Last week I asserted that many IP briefs and opinions are cluttered with unneeded commas. I said don’t put a comma everywhere you would pau[...]
Thursday, March 27, 2025
USPTO Issues Interim Procedure on PTAB Discretionary Denials
USPTO ISSUES INTERIM PROCEDURE ON PTAB DISCRETIONARY DENIALS
Yesterday USPTO Acting Director COKE STEWART issued “Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management,” specifying that she, in consultati[...]
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Join IPO and USIPA on April 24 for a Corporate IP Roundtable Featuring Ceyda Maisami, HP Inc.
JOIN IPO AND USIPA ON APRIL 24 FOR A CORPORATE IP ROUNDTABLE FEATURING CEYDA MAISAMI, HP INC.
IPO and US Intellectual Property Alliance (USIPA) are co-hosting a Corporate IP Roundtable on April 24,[...]
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Provisional Application Must Support Subject Matter Cited as Prior Art to Claim Provisional Priority Date
*PROVISIONAL APPLICATION MUST SUPPORT SUBJECT MATTER CITED AS PRIOR ART TO CLAIM PROVISIONAL PRIORITY DATE
In re Riggs, 22-1945 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge STOLL, the Federal [...]