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.

Federal Circuit Upholds TTAB Finding of Good Cause to Extend

FEDERAL CIRCUIT UPHOLDS TTAB FINDING OF GOOD CAUSE TO EXTEND Araujo v. Framboise Holdings Inc., 23-1142 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge LOURIE, the Federal Circuit upheld a USPTO [...]

Senate Judiciary IP Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on No Fakes Act This Afternoon

SENATE JUDICIARY IP SUBCOMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING ON NO FAKES ACT THIS AFTERNOON Today at 2:30p.m. ET the Senate IP Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “The NO FAKES Act: Protecting Americans from U[...]

Mark Your Calendar for IPO’s Annual Meeting – September 22-24, 2024

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR IPO’S ANNUAL MEETING – SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2024 Mark your calendar for IPO’s Annual Meeting from September 22-24, 2024 in Chicago, IL. This must-attend event brings together IP [...]

IPO and IPO Education Foundation Celebrate World IP day

IPO AND IPO EDUCATION FOUNDATION CELEBRATE WORLD IP DAY Today, April 26, is World IP Day. In 2000, the World Intellectual Property Organization’s member states designated April 26 as World IP D[...]

Attend the 17th Annual Design Day on May 9

ATTEND THE 17TH ANNUAL DESIGN DAY ON MAY 9 Join us for a day of lively and thought-provoking discussion about various aspects of design patents, hosted at the United States Patent and T[...]

FTC Issues Final Rule Regarding Non-Competes

FTC ISSUES FINAL RULE REGARDING NON-COMPETES Yesterday the FTC issued a final rule regarding enforcement of non-competes. The rule “provides that it is an unfair method of competition—and therefore[...]

IPO Software and Medical Device Subcommittee Paper on “Patent Marking regarding Software Medical Devices” Now Available on IPO Law Journal

IPO SOFTWARE AND MEDICAL DEVICE SUBCOMMITTEE PAPER ON “PATENT MARKING REGARDING SOFTWARE MEDICAL DEVICES” NOW AVAILABLE ON IPO LAW JOURNAL The IPO Law Journal has a new white paper by the IPO Softw[...]

FTC to Hold Meeting to Vote on Proposed Final Rule Regarding Non-Competes

FTC TO HOLD MEETING TO VOTE ON PROPOSED FINAL RULE REGARDING NON-COMPETES The FTC will be holding a special Open Commission Meeting virtually on Tuesday, April 23 at 2:00p.m. ET to vote on whether [...]

USPTO Seeks Input on Proposed Rules for Post Grant Proceedings

USPTO SEEKS INPUT ON PROPOSED RULES FOR POST GRANT PROCEEDINGS Today the USPTO published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on “Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules [...]

Attend the 17th Annual Design Day on May 9

ATTEND THE 17TH ANNUAL DESIGN DAY ON MAY 9 Join us for a day of lively and thought-provoking discussion about various aspects of design patents, hosted at the United States Patent and T[...]