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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…
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),…
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…
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 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…
Yesterday the ILPTO published the latest installment of the Patents Journal (the local equivalent of the USPTO Gazette), which includes various bits of information, including patents that have lapsed for…
The previous post here discussed the absurd situation that prevails at the ILPTO, under which one can pay ILPTO fees online but must still send the ILPTO a physical copy…
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…
For those weirdos who find the Israel patent regulations to be a scintillating topic for discussion (and for those who are just gluttons for punishment), here are a two more…
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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