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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
So we filed a preliminary amendment in a US national phase application in early 2022, as a pdf made from an MS Word file that had the changes tracked –…
According to an email announcement in Hebrew sent earlier this month and for which a reminder was sent today, on January 30, the Israel PTO will be holding a video…
Last week, the USPTO's computer systems crashed. Not just on the patent side, but also the trademark side Sometimes you could get in, sometimes you couldn't…eventually I found myself completely…
So I filed a national phase application, and then shortly thereafter – before notice of the filing the application published – the client instructed me to file some amendments to…
This could have been Gaza, or Ramallah, or Amman or Damascus or Beirut…but first you have to learn to love life rather than lust after death. Good things happen to…
There are a few Far Side cartoons that that are not only funny but useful for illustrating basic concepts in patent law. One of those ran today on http://www.thefarside.com: it…
Years ago, my friend and (now retired) colleague Ellen Shankman, a trademark attorney, drew my attention to a phenomenon in Israel regarding patent applications: lots of Israelis think that filing…
I could write about the USPTO colossal electronic system screw-up this week…but that will wait for a later blog post. Today we’re going to discuss the ILPTO EFS, particularly its…
When Jews finish studying a tractate of Talmud, there's a prayer that is traditionally recited, which includes the following declaration: "For we arise early, and they arise early; we arise…
As of right now, the USPTO is set to kill EFS and PAIR at 23:59 on November 14 so that we'll be left with only the defective "Patent Center" to…
Early in the current war, a group of hi tech workers in Israel got together and wrote code to help them identify missing people, employing AI to assist. They did…
Those of us over a certain age remember cameras that used film: you loaded film in the camera, you clicked open the shutter, for a fraction of a second the…
Here in Rehovot we went 5 days without any sirens (though we continued to hear many interceptions), then on Wednesday we had one, Thursday we had two, and one Friday…
This is an interview with Talal Abu Ghazaleh, who heads a large IP firm with offices in many Arab countries. He begins by explaining that Arabs "welcome death", and that…
I write this as an update (since my last update) for colleagues and others. A lot has happened since them. Things here in Rehovot specifically have been relatively quiet over…
I first heard that line in a Fat Albert episode, from the mouth of Russell: "Rudy, you like school in the summertime. No class!" I thought of it when earlier…
In Israel, after the ILPTO allows an application, the applicant pays a fee, and then notice that the application is allowed – the so-called "acceptance of the application" – is…
I just sent this by email to a few colleagues. This is a brief note to colleagues who have written (and to some who haven’t). Thank you for your concern.…
If you're familiar with Shakespeare's plays, you know the last word in the title above. It took the Israel PTO longer than expected, but by the end of last Thursday…
5:34 AM on September 7, system was supposed to be back online at 10:30 yesterday morning. And no notice or emails from the ILPTO explaining what the problem is –…
System was supposed to be online today at 10:30. It's now 17:35 and we're still waiting – getting a "this page under construction" (or "undergoing maintenance") screen instead of a…
In conjunction with the launch of its new electronic filing system (details of which will only be revealed to the public tomorrow, September 5), the ILPTO announced this morning via…
Last week the Israel PTO announced it would be holding a meeting at the ILPTO at 11 AM on Tuesday, September 5 to demonstrate how to use its new electronic…
Have been having problems with emails – not going into details now, but if you've been sending to djf@iliplaw.com or djf@4d-ip.com and it's bounced back, for now you can instead…
Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve noticed a proliferation in the number of solicitations I’m receiving from outfits offering national phase filing services. Most of these solicitations come from India.…
Here’s another one that I heard today from a colleague in Israel. The issue (allowance) fee was paid in an Israel patent application for an application owned by a company. …
To anyone who's filed more than a handful of powers of attorney or assignments at the USPTO, it's well-known that the USPTO sometimes bounces these things for seemingly capricious reasons,…
Yesterday I discussed many of the problems with the Israel’s PTO’s treatment powers of attorney. Today I discuss the ILPTO’s proposed amendments to the Regulations regarding powers of attorney. The…
Last week the Israel PTO announced by email proposed amendments to the regulations (rules) governing certain aspects of practice before the Israel PTO in all four areas over which it…
When I was a kid, almost every episode of Sesame Street included a bit with a song that went something like, "One of these things is not like the others,…
I’m Dan Feigelson. I’ve been practicing patent law for over 30 years. I’m also opinionated, as you may discover in reading my writings here.
