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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
Further to yesterday's blog post, today the ILPTO published an English translation of its notice about work arrangements during the Coronavirus shutdown. Update March 27: the ILPTO published a further…
On Saturday night, March 21, the Israel cabinet agreed to reduce the number of public sector employees still working. Yesterday, March 22, the Israel PTO published a four-page explanation of…
We reported last month on one of the proposed changes in the ILPTO’s examination guidelines, viz. the proposal to stop rejecting applications having claims that “overlap” with claims of an…
We have from time to time blogged about the Israel PTO’s obsession with “overlap” between patent claims, an obsession which in our view is unfounded, being based on a far…
We’ve blogged before about the ILPTO’s policy for suspending examination of patent applications. In particular we noted how its collection of fees for such suspension is ultra vires, and how…
This is a story about how a good idea that originated in the Israel PTO tripped over its own shoelaces (in a manner of speaking) when it was eventually enacted…
Last month the ILPTO published final versions of two circular notices; the drafts of these notices were discussed at length here, here, here, here and here. The final versions aren’t…
This is the fifth installment of our discussion of the first of two recent draft circulars, “Draft Circular 34/2016”. Part G is directed to the suspension of examination of a…
This is the fourth installment in our discussion of the first of two recent draft circulars, “Draft Circular 34/2016”. Part E concerns “Claims that refer to drawings and examples to…
Continuing with discussion of the first of two recent draft circulars, “Draft Circular 34/2016”, Part C pertains the order of examination of “Green” patent applications, viz. “those patent applications that…
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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