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.

EPO Development Relating to E-Signatures

EPO DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO E-SIGNATURES Effective April 1, 2024, new rule amendments at the European Patent Office will allow for document authentication by, among other forms, a text string signa[...]

Join an IPO Standing Committee Today

JOIN AN IPO STANDING COMMITTEE TODAY JOIN AN IPO STANDING COMMITTEE TODAY IPO has 28 active committees working on the most important areas of IP law and practice. IPO’s Standing IP Committees ar[...]

Coming Soon on the IP Chat Channel: 2023 TTAB Year in Review

COMING SOON ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: 2023 TTAB YEAR IN REVIEW Join the IP Chat Channel™ on Tuesday, March 26 at 1:00p.m. ET for a webinar that will provide a recap of ma[...]

Vidal Discusses AI, Examiner Training During IPOwners Spring Summit

VIDAL DISCUSSES AI, EXAMINER TRAINING DURING IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT™ Last week during IPO’s IPOwners Spring Summit™ conference in Washington, DC, USPTO Director KATHI VIDAL participat[...]

Federal Circuit Overturns District Court Judgment that Claims Were Indefinite

**FEDERAL CIRCUIT OVERTURNS DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT THAT CLAIMS WERE INDEFINITE Maxell, Ltd. v. Amperex Technology Ltd., 23-1194 -- On March 6 in an opinion by Judge TARANTO, the Fede[...]

Pronouncing Pro Hac Vice and Amicus

PRONOUNCING PRO HAC VICE AND AMICUS The USPTO is proposing to change its practice for recognizing counsel to appear in a particular PTAB case “pro hac vice.” And the U.S. Supreme Cour[...]

Walk-In Registrations Welcome at Today’s IPOwners Spring Summit™ in Washington, DC

WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS WELCOME AT TODAY’S IPOWNERS SPRING SUMMIT™ IN WASHINGTON, DC It’s not too late to join your peers for the IPOwners Spring Summit™ at the Washington Marriott at M[...]

USPTO Properly Canceled Vaccine Claims As Obvious Based on “Result-Effective Variable Doctrine”

**USPTO PROPERLY CANCELED VACCINE CLAIMS AS OBVIOUS BASED ON “RESULT-EFFECTIVE VARIABLE DOCTRINE” Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi Pasteur Inc., 19-1871 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge LOURI[...]

WTO Ministerial Conference Does Not Act to Extend TRIPS Modification to Diagnostics and Therapeutics

WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE DOES NOT ACT TO EXTEND TRIPS MODIFICATION TO DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS The WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13) concluded on Friday in Abu Dhabi. One of the issues on the[...]

IPO Attends 17th Session of WIPO PCT Working Group

IPO ATTENDS 17TH SESSION OF WIPO PCT WORKING GROUP Last month, the 17th Session of the Patent Cooperation Treaty Working Group (WG) took place. IPO was represented by International Patent Law &[...]