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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
On June 20, the USPTO announced on its web site that it had agreed with the Israel PTO to undertake a pilot Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) project, beginning July 1,…
While "patent reform" bills that make little sense continue their advance through Congress toward enactment (see extensive reporting on this at www.patentdocs.org), the same gang of idiots politicians can't get its act together…
Over the last several years, the USPTO has entered into a number of bilateral agreements under the rubric of what it calls “The Patent Prosecution Highway” (PPH). The general idea…
Earlier today I posted about a notice circulated by the ILPTO in response to the USPTO’s decision not to recognize the priority claim of a PCT application filed at the…
[Revised October 5, 2010, about 12 hours after the initial posting. Thanks to Dr. Richard Korn of Potter Clarkson in the UK for catching the obvious – the provisional application…
Much hay was made in Israel last fall when WIPO decided to allow the Israel PTO to try to become a PCT search and examination authority. At the time, the…
As reported in an earlier post, last fall the Israel patent community was left scratching its head as a result of the Commissioner’s about-face regarding Australia. Specifically, in December 2008…
Although in the past I’ve suggested that Israel move to an early publication system, I’m neither the first nor the only person to make this suggestion. It seems that the…
As noted in an earlier posting, on December 1, 2009, the Knesset’s Constitution, Statute and Law Committee approved the imposition of a fee of 500 shekels (approximately $130 at present…
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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