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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
As reported in the previous post, the Knesset’s Constitution, Statute and Law Committee met on January 22 to discuss the bill to enable 18-month publication of Israel patent applications. Reports from…
A few minutes from now, the Knesset’s Constitution, Statute and Law Committee will continue its consideration of the bill to enable 18-month publication of patent applications. The Committee’s first hearing…
The previous post analyzed the bill for 18-month publication that will be discussed in committee at the Knesset on December 7, and explained how one of the provisions in the…
In January 2010 I reported about the circulation of a draft bill to enable 18-month publication of Israel patent applications. As straightforward as such legislation might have seemed, apparently no…
One of the big local stories in Israel earlier in the summer was the outcry over the price of cottage cheese. For many Israelis, this is a staple item. June…
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,…
During a discussion with a colleague following my last post on “overlap” rejections in the ILPTO, it became apparent that a few additional points regarding such “overlap” rejections – in…
35 U.S.C. §101 reads as follows: Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain…
One of the first things any patent practitioner (or inventor filing a patent application) learns is the difference between independent and dependent claims. The former read something like, “1.…
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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