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.

Trump Creates President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Orders Development of AI Action Plan

TRUMP CREATES PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL OF ADVISORS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ORDERS DEVELOPMENT OF AI ACTION PLAN In an Executive Order published on Friday, President TRUMP established the President’s [...]

Senate Commerce Committee Considers Nomination of Lutnick for Commerce Secretary

SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS NOMINATION OF LUTNICK FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY On January 29 the Senate Committee Commerce, Science, & Transportation held a hearing to consider the nomination[...]

District Court Had Personal Jurisdiction Over Biosimilar Product

** DISTRICT COURT HAD PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER BIOSIMILAR PRODUCT Regeneron Pharms. Inc. v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., 24-1965, 24-1966, 24-2082, 24-2083 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judg[...]

IPO Comments on Countries with Inadequate IP Protections

IPO COMMENTS ON COUNTRIES WITH INADEQUATE IP PROTECTIONS Earlier this week IPO President KRISH GUPTA (Dell Technologies) submitted comments on behalf of IPO for USTR’s annual Special 301 Review. IP[...]

Return to In-Person Work Exempts USPTO Employees

RETURN TO IN-PERSON WORK EXEMPTS USPTO EMPLOYEES On Friday the U.S. Department of Commerce released an Information Memorandum for Department Leadership on Return to In-Person Work, stating, in acco[...]

“Bad Spaniels” Toy Diluted, But Did Not Infringe, Jack Daniel’s Trademarks on Remand

**“BAD SPANIELS” TOY DILUTED, BUT DID NOT INFRINGE, JACK DANIEL’S TRADEMARKS ON REMAND VIP Prods. LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Props. Inc., CV-14-02057-PHX-SMM -- On Thursday in an opinion by Judge MCNAME[...]

Using “Invention” and “Innovation”

USING "INVENTION" AND "INNOVATION" The U.S. patent code says “invention” means “invention or discovery.”  That may be the world’s least helpful definition. Merriam-Webster defines “in[...]

Today on the IP Chat Channel: 2024 Case Law Year in Review

TODAY ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: 2024 CASE LAW YEAR IN REVIEW Tune in today to the IP Chat Channel™ for a webinar that will examine the important IP developments of the last 12 months. [...]

IPO Executive Director and Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) Discuss IP Issues

IPO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CONGRESSMAN HANK JOHNSON (D-GA) DISCUSS IP ISSUES IPO Executive Director JESSICA LANDACRE met with Congressman HANK JOHNSON (D-GA) yesterday to discuss IP issues. Congres[...]

Coke Stewart Sworn in as Deputy Director of USPTO, Now Serving as Acting Director

COKE STEWART SWORN IN AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF USPTO, NOW SERVING AS ACTING DIRECTOR Yesterday COKE MORGAN STEWART was sworn in as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Depu[...]