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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Alice Corporation v CLS Bank. The question before the court is whether or not an otherwise patent-eligible invention becomes patent-ineligible…
Israel has three different procedures for expediting the examination of patent applications. One of these procedures, section 17(c) of the statute, concerns substantive examination of the application. Under 17(c), the…
Lots of verbiage was spent in the run-up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Myriad Genetics decision last week, lots has already been spent since the decision, and lots more will…
On October 31, it was announced that the Israel PTO and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) had entered into a pilot PPH program. That's probably not so relevant for…
On June 20, the USPTO announced on its web site that it had agreed with the Israel PTO to undertake a pilot Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) project, beginning July 1,…
Over the last several years, the USPTO has entered into a number of bilateral agreements under the rubric of what it calls “The Patent Prosecution Highway” (PPH). The general idea…
Much hay was made in Israel last fall when WIPO decided to allow the Israel PTO to try to become a PCT search and examination authority. At the time, the…
As reported in an earlier post, last fall the Israel patent community was left scratching its head as a result of the Commissioner’s about-face regarding Australia. Specifically, in December 2008…
As noted in an earlier posting, on December 1, 2009, the Knesset’s Constitution, Statute and Law Committee approved the imposition of a fee of 500 shekels (approximately $130 at present…
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.
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