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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
We have from time to time blogged about the Israel PTO’s obsession with “overlap” between patent claims, an obsession which in our view is unfounded, being based on a far…
We’ve blogged in the past about the ILPTO’s strange, ultra vires policy announcement in early 2010 to forbid the filing of second-generation divisional applications (2GDs) after the grandparent case has…
Yesterday I discussed the ILPTO’s new policy requiring applicants, in certain situations, to submit to the ILPTO certified copies of their own Israel priority documents, notwithstanding the fact that the…
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Alice Corporation v CLS Bank. The question before the court is whether or not an otherwise patent-eligible invention becomes patent-ineligible…
So many things going on in the patent world here and in the USA to write about, but so much work, so little time to blog. There’s been a lot…
Last week I wrote about the disappearance of lists of ILPTO decisions and announcements from its web site, and their replacement with a non-functional search engine. It appears that the…
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 US patent practice, the conclusion of ex parte patent prosecution is marked the issuance of a Notice of Allowance, at which point (a) the applicant has three months to…
A recurring theme on this blog is the topic of divisional applications in Israel, specifically the impropriety of the Israel PTO’s decision a few years ago to limit the time…
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the above statement is how a colleague of mine characterizes Israel. A few years ago I discussed one case in point, in which…
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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