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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
In order to fulfill his duties, which include deciding inter partes disputes concerning patent and trademark applications and registrations (e.g. oppositions and cancellation proceedings), the ILPTO Commissioner has quasi-judicial powers. …
In January this year, when snow forced the closure of the ILPTO, the office put out a notice that deadlines that came due on that day would still have to…
Coming up next week we have Memorial Day on Sunday night and Monday, followed immediately by Independence Day on Monday night and Tuesday. Unlike Memorial Day in the USA,…
This morning the Israel PTO sent out an update regarding applicants' reporting of prior art to the ILPTO. Similar to the USA, Israel imposes a duty of disclosure throughout the…
It snowed yesterday and today in Jerusalem. That’s not an unheard of occurrence, but it is infrequent. And the amounts of snow dropped on the country’s capital weren’t just a…
On November 25, amendments to the Patent Regulations were published; earlier this week the ILPTO published a notice regarding the new amendments. Both documents make good reading, if counting sheep isn’t working…
In an e-mail message sent out last week by the Association of Patent Attorneys in Israel, a voluntary professional association similar to the National Association of Patent Practitioners in the…
Following the adoption of significant amendments to the Israel patent statute on July 9 and their coming into force (mostly) on July 12, on July 25 the Israel PTO published…
Last September, Israel went online as part of the Madrid system for trademark registration. This followed the necessary legislative and regulatory amendments to facilitate Israel’s participation in this system. The…
Yesterday, the Israel PTO circulated a notice via its email list stating that beginning July 1, 2012 it would accept full electronic filing of PCT applications in its capacity as…
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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