-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
I feel like every time I use the ILPTO's electronic filing system, I discover another bug…and another potential work-around. The latest? Read on. We've got a national phase application that's…
On December 29,the ILPTO launched its electronic filing system for design applications. We haven't yet tested it ourselves…and based on the EFS for patents, we don't know if anyone practicing…
One of the many defective aspects of the ILPTO's electronic filing system for patents is its failure to generate a downloadable receipt of submissions upon making those submissions. You upload…
Carl Oppedahl is a patent attorney in Colorado, and besides having great views out his office window, he's a technophile who years ago set up a slew of listservs pertaining…
In July 2012, Israel enacted legislation facilitating publication of patent applications 18 months after the earliest priority date. Unlike in the USA, where the move to 18-month publication did not…
At some point, when things are little less hectic, we’re going to write a dissertation on the problems with the Israel PTO’s electronic patent filing system (henceforth “ILEFS”), in the…
Those of us above a certain age recall the 1960's sitcom Hogan's Heroes, about a group of irreverent Allied POWs and their incompetent captors, Colonel Klink and Sergeant Schultz. The…
One of the things I like about the USPTO’s EFS is that for most types of filings, a practitioner doesn’t need a power of attorney in order to file a…
Today we received two letters from the ILPTO asserting that we owed excess page fees in two applications. Upon checking the applications, we found that in one of the applications…
On December 20, the Israel PTO's electronic patent filing system is slated to go online. This should be welcome news, and in general it is, but…well, we're not going to…
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.
America-Israel Patent Law Blog 