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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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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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Importation of Heart Valve Systems “Reasonably Related to FDA Approval” Fell Under Section 271(e)(1)’s Safe Harbor

**IMPORTATION OF HEART VALVE SYSTEMS “REASONABLY RELATED TO FDA APPROVAL” FELL UNDER § 271(E)(1)’S SAFE HARBOR Edwards Lifesciences Corp. v. Meril Life Sciences PVT., 22-1877 -- On Ma[...]

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Monday, March 25, 2024

USPTO and IPO Mentor Project Kicks Off Round Two

USPTO AND IPO MENTOR PROJECT KICKS OFF ROUND TWO The second round of the USPTO and IPO Women Entrepreneur Mentor program has begun. The program runs for four months and pairs women entrepreneurs wi[...]

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Friday, March 22, 2024

USPTO Expands E-Signature Options for Patent Correspondence

USPTO EXPANDS E-SIGNATURE OPTIONS FOR PATENT CORRESPONDENCE As of today, the USPTO is revising the rules of practice for patent correspondence to update the signature rule to provide for the broade[...]

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Next Week on the IP Chat Channel: 2023 TTAB Year in Review

NEXT WEEK 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 many[...]

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

USPTO Issues Memorandum on Examining Means-Plus-Function Limitations

USPTO ISSUES MEMORANDUM ON EXAMINING MEANS-PLUS-FUNCTION LIMITATIONS On Monday the USPTO Commissioner for Patents VAISHALI UDUPA issued a memorandum titled “Resources for Examining Means-Plus-Funct[...]

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Today on the IP Chat Channel™: Updates on AI/ChatGPT in Patent Prosecution

TODAY ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: UPDATES ON AI/CHATGPT IN PATENT PROSECUTION Tune in to the IP Chat Channel™ today at 11:00am ET for a webinar on major relevant developments in generati[...]

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Monday, March 18, 2024

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[...]

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Friday, March 15, 2024

Join IPO’s Patent Search Committee “Virtual Open House” on March 19 to Hear USPTO Guest Speaker on AI and Patent Classification

JOIN IPO'S PATENT SEARCH COMMITTEE “VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE” ON MARCH 19 TO HEAR USPTO GUEST SPEAKER ON AI AND PATENT CLASSIFICATION IPO's Patent Search Committee invites IPO members to join its virtual[...]

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

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[...]

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