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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
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…
In March I wrote about WIPO's DAS system for the electronic exchange of priority documents in patent, trademark and design applications, and wondered why the Israel PTO charges a fee…
I have blogged previously (here, here and here) about the USPTO's continuing lies with respect to its "docx filing" program, but Carl Oppedahl has done a much better job of…
I had a strange experience this morning when filing something at the Israel PTO via the ILPTO EFS. I had merged two pdf documents into a single pdf document, and…
Following up the previous two posts (here and here) re docx: First, David Boundy says that tomorrow there will be a Federal Register Notice in which the PTO delays by…
Last month I wrote about USPTO Director Kathy Vidal’s statement in October (at the AIPLA Annual meeting) that the PTO was going to deign to continue to let applicants file…
My last post concerned the USPTO wisely backing down from its proposed “voluntary CLE”. This post concerns its ongoing insistence to plow ahead with its “docx filing” requirement. In late…
Yesterday, after Europe had gone to bed, a subscriber to Carl Oppedahl's PCT listserv asked a question: what does one do when filing a PCT application when one of the…
Went to login to file something at the Israel PTO, and got the notice at the bottom of the login window below: If you don't read Hebrew, it says, "There…
In the mid-1990’s, as the internet was becoming ubiquitous, there was talk about moving to a paperless office. Nearly 30 years later, many businesses are paperless. The patent offices of…
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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