Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
1. A few minutes ago the Israel PTO sent out the notice to right, confirming what I wrote yesterday: that its new-and-improved system is timely sending out automatically-generated warning letters,…
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…
I could write about the USPTO colossal electronic system screw-up this week…but that will wait for a later blog post. Today we’re going to discuss the ILPTO EFS, particularly its…
Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve noticed a proliferation in the number of solicitations I’m receiving from outfits offering national phase filing services. Most of these solicitations come from India.…
Last week the Israel PTO announced by email proposed amendments to the regulations (rules) governing certain aspects of practice before the Israel PTO in all four areas over which it…
Today the Israel PTO posted a notice that as of June 1, WIPO will no longer support the PCT-SAFE software that people need to use to file at the Israel…
Last week I went to log into my ePCT account. WIPO gives you a choice of doing with or without "strong" identification, but only the latter allows you take certain…
An applicant who is entitled to file a PCT application may file using his "home" patent office as the PCT Receiving Office (RO), or, if local law allows filing outside…
Two years ago, I blogged about how something that started out as a good idea of the Israel PTO was eventually written into the statute and then interpreted by the…
Ok, that question is unfair. Obviously, a party CAN file a patent application in Israel that claims priority from a PCT application, as opposed to being the national phase of…
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.