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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
Earlier today, the ILPTO said that its patent electronic filing system is fixed (announcement at right). One of my cases in Israel received an OA on December 31, 2024. The…
Yesterday (April 23), the Israel PTO notified members of its email distribution list of the publication of a memorandum of proposed new legislation (a tazkir hok) that would change principally…
Yesterday the ILPTO sent out a notice regarding revised fees that will come into effect on January 1, 2025. All fees are rising by about 3.5%, rounded to the nearest…
I’ve written several times in the past about suspension of patent examination at the Israel PTO (here, here, here and here). In June, the ILPTO announced a new policy for…
A few years ago I wrote a blog entry entitled “How To Rip Off Your Clients Without Them Knowing They’re Being Had”. Basically, the issue is that in Israel, the…
Once upon a time, the Israel PTO let patent applicants request suspension of examination at almost any point in time during the examination process, and it didn’t cost anything. You…
Last week, the USPTO's computer systems crashed. Not just on the patent side, but also the trademark side Sometimes you could get in, sometimes you couldn't…eventually I found myself completely…
The USPTO has its Gazette, which publishes faithfully every Tuesday at 12:01 AM (a fact that provided the title for my brother’s entertaining but sadly now mostly-defunct blog). The Israel…
Over the past two weeks, the Israel Ministry of Health has been easing corona virus-related restrictions. Students in grades 11-12 have returned (partly) to classes and matriculation examinations, younger grades…
Today the Government of Israel (the cabinet, in American-speak) allowed most small businesses to reopen. Sadly, according to an announcement sent out today by the Israel PTO, the government is…
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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