Eileen McDermott

USPTO Director John Squires issued a Director Discretionary Decision last week in which he denied institution of an inter partes review petition and underscored six key principles that should guide whether the Office institutes AIA proceedings.

A bipartisan, bicameral group of Congress members today reintroduced the “Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2026” (NO FAKES Act), a bill that would create a federal IP right to an individual’s voice and likeness.

The CAFC in a precedential decision today reversed a district court’s judgment upholding a jury verdict of trade secret misappropriation and damages.

Below, stakeholders weigh in on the upshot of the ruling and what it means for pharmaceutical innovation going forward.

The USPTO announced late Monday that it is designating as informative a decision finding that discretionary denial is not appropriate, based in part on Tesla, Inc.’s evidence of manufacturing activities in the United States.

The full Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously advanced the “Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2026” (NO FAKES Act), which would create a federal IP right to an individual’s voice and likeness.

The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing to consider the nominations of five individuals to be Commissioners of the International Trade Commission (ITC).

The CAFC on Tuesday vacated and remanded a decision for a patent owner against Apple, concluding that the PTAB made several errors in finding the claims of the speech recognition patent at issue were not shown to be unpatentable.

Kahoot AS! filed a petition for writ of certiorari on July 24 asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether the USPTO's “settled expectations” doctrine for denying inter partes review requests is authorized under the patent statute.   

A split CAFC today denied a request for rehearing or rehearing en banc of a decision issued in February of this year relating to the proper test for determining design patent infringement.