America-Israel Patent Law Blog

Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner

Category: priority claim

November 28, 2010

A Thanksgiving Present from the Israel PTO: Proposed New Expedited Examination Program To Make Examination in Israel More Attractive

Although the notion of a meal of thanks is well enshrined in Jewish tradition, Thanksgiving is a distinctly American holiday. Nevertheless, over the weekend the Israel PTO gave Israel patent…
October 15, 2010

Solvay v Honeywell: Even in the World’s Only First-To-Invent Jurisdiction, You Don’t Have to be First to Invent

I usually leave it to other blogs to comment on recent U.S. court decisions. However, I thought that CAFC’s decision in Solvay v Honeywell International earlier this week nicely highlights…
October 5, 2010

More on the ILPTO’s Notice re PCT Priority Claims in the USA

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…
October 5, 2010

The USPTO’s Consistent Inconsistency

[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…

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.