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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
Yesterday, the Israel PTO published a "Call for Comments" about possible changes to the Patent Statute. Formally, it was the Justice Ministry that published the document, but enough of the…
Today is the eve of Passover, making this a short work week here in Israel, for those of us fortunate enough to still be working during this COVID-19 thing –…
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…
Last week, Israel deposited the instrument of accession to the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement. The Hague Agreement is to designs what the Madrid system is to trademarks:…
This is a story about how a good idea that originated in the Israel PTO tripped over its own shoelaces (in a manner of speaking) when it was eventually enacted…
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…
On October 21, revisions to the Israel Patent Regulations were published, after being approved by the relevant Knesset committee. Yes, we know that’s truly exciting news for most readers…NOT. In…
As of last night a fair number of comments had been submitted to the USPTO about its examination guidelines under Myriad. My two cents are here Download Comments on Myriad…
On July 13 the ILPTO posted the notification at right on its website. The notification links to this notice from the Justice Ministry, also dated July 13. (A separate notification…
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…
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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