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• April 15, 2026

  Fed. Circ. OKs Denial Of Most Claims In Golf Club Patent App

  The Federal Circuit said Wednesday it won't revive claims from a patent application for a golf club head by Cobra Golf, backing findings from federal patent officials that several claims in the application were obvious.

• April 15, 2026

  Squires Passes On 10 Patent Challenges, Takes On 2 Others

  The newest bulk order from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has rejected 10 petitions for America Invents Act patent reviews while granting a couple others, including a Google challenge to a patent owned by Headwater Research LLC.

• April 15, 2026

  Head Shaver Co. Seeks Toss Of Rival's Patent Suit

  A company that makes head shavers asked a North Carolina federal judge Wednesday to throw out a case alleging that it infringed one patent and one design patent held by a rival, saying the suit has no chance of plausibly showing that its products are infringing.

• April 15, 2026

  Fertility Biz Progyny Hit With TM Suit In Pennsylvania

  Fertility benefit management company Progyny Inc.'s expansion into pregnancy and postpartum care while using the "Progyny" trademark will create confusion in the marketplace by overlapping with similar but differently spelled marks, a new lawsuit from ProgenyHealth LLC claims.

• April 15, 2026

  USPTO Eying Older Patent Apps, Busier Tech For New Pilot

  A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office leader on Wednesday clarified when the agency plans to flag patent applications that have already gone through the Patent Cooperation Treaty international review process, in a pilot program to cut down on the examination backlog. 

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