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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
Economists like to explain how attempts by states to control economies almost always result in failure, such as shortages or surpluses of goods. A textbook example, happening right now in…
Not long ago we filed a continuation application at the USPTO, the most recent installment in a chain of applications. The applications all have the same specification and drawings. All…
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…
I think every US practitioner who uses EFS/PAIR has encountered the situation where they upload a document via EFS and classify is as one thing, which is initially how the…
Once upon a time, there wasn’t email, let alone instant messaging, Facebook, Twitter, etc. If you go back far enough, there weren’t even fax machines. Back in those days, patent…
Several years ago, at the behest of Israel patent practitioners who were miffed that their lawyer colleagues receive a cute picture ID card every year from the bar association, the…
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…
A recurring theme on this blog, and in other online fora, is the knuckleheaded way in which the USPTO processes incoming documents. Would it take so much effort to explain…
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.
