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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
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…
This post arises from a question that was put to me by a colleague. He wanted to expressly abandon an Israel Patent Application, but when he went into the electronic…
The ILPTO announced today that as of May 1, 2019, it will be a part of WIPO’s Digital Access Service. (An announcement to this effect appeared on WIPO’s site more…
The USPTO's computer systems are just that – a collection of different systems. Some of these systems talk to each other, i.e. are linked together and share data more fully…
Filed a payment at the ILPTO on December 21. Just now received the submission confirmation: The USPTO EFS issues these kind of receipts immediately, and has done so since…
Due a major computer glitch, from August 15 through the 23rd inclusive, users of the USPTO’s PAIR system for monitoring patent applications, as well as its electronic filing system (EFS),…
It's 11 PM. I try to log into the ILPTO's EFS, and I get this message: But I know I've got the correct URL, so I click on…
Israel does not require patent applicants to file first in Israel (unless their inventions concern certain defense or nuclear technologies). And as a result, more often than not the first…
1. I wrote last month about a glitch in the ILPTO’s online payment system that forces patentees’ agents to login and pay renewal fees in two stages, rather than do…
We have a patent for which renewal fees are due. The application was filed January 12, 2012. The patent was granted on September 30, 2017, so renewal fees for years…
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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