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, April 09, 2024

Nominate 2024 Inventor of the Year by April 26

NOMINATE 2024 INVENTOR OF THE YEAR BY APRIL 26 IPO Education Foundation invites you to submit a nomination for the 2024 Inventor of the Year. The Inventor of the Year award recognizes[...]

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Monday, April 08, 2024

Claims for Assessing and Viewing Medical Scans Online Were Patent-Ineligible

*CLAIMS FOR ASSESSING AND VIEWING MEDICAL SCANS ONLINE WERE PATENT-INELIGIBLE AI Visualize, Inc. v. Nuance Commc’ns, Inc., 22-2109 -- On Thursday in an opinion by Judge REYNA, the Fed[...]

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Friday, April 05, 2024

USPTO Issues Request for Comments on Design Law Treaty

USPTO ISSUES REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON DESIGN LAW TREATY Late last month, the USPTO published a Federal Register Notice requesting comments for the upcoming negotiations regarding the Design Law Trea[...]

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Thursday, April 04, 2024

Have You Visited the IP Service Directory Recently?

HAVE YOU VISITED THE IP SERVICE DIRECTORY RECENTLY? IPO’s IP Service Directory is an online resource that helps IPO corporate and law firm members quickly find companies that provide a wide range o[...]

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Wednesday, April 03, 2024

USPTO Proposes Patent Fee Adjustments

USPTO PROPOSES PATENT FEE ADJUSTMENTS Today the USPTO published a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning patent fee adjustments in the Federal Register. The USPTO initiated the fee adjustments in[...]

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Tuesday, April 02, 2024

Federal Circuit Vacates District Court Nonobviousness Decision for Misconstruing Scope of Claims

*FEDERAL CIRCUIT VACATES DISTRICT COURT NONOBVIOUSNESS DECISION FOR MISCONSTRUING SCOPE OF CLAIMS Janssen Pharm., Inc. v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc. – 22-1258, 22-1307 -- Yesterday in an o[...]

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Monday, April 01, 2024

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 [...]

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Friday, March 29, 2024

PTAB Obviousness Decision Overturned for Lack of Evidence of Motivation to Combine

*PTAB OBVIOUSNESS DECISION OVERTURNED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE OF MOTIVATION TO COMBINE Virtek Vision Int’l ULC v. Assembly Guidance Sys., Inc., 22-1998, 22-2022 -- On March 27 in an opin[...]

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

District Court Properly Excluded Damages Theory

**DISTRICT COURT PROPERLY EXCLUDED DAMAGES THEORY Brumfeld v. IBD, LLC, 22-1630 -- Yesterday in an opinion by Judge TARANTO, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s exclusion [...]

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

USPTO Proposes Trademark Fee Adjustments

USPTO PROPOSES TRADEMARK FEE ADJUSTMENTS Yesterday the USPTO published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning trademark fee adjustments. The USPTO initiated the fee adju[...]

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