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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
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…
Having introduced a new interface for filing patent applications back in September 2023 (see here, here, here, here and here), today the Israel PTO announced that it will soon be…
Most practitioners who are responsible for patent renewal fees include these deadlines in their docketing systems. Nevertheless, as with everything else for which there's a deadline, redundancy is a good…
Today I received from the Israel PTO identical letters in two different patent applications. In both applications, we requested suspension of examination back in 2023, when the procedure was for…
Last year we submitted claims in an application identical to those allowed at the EPO, and told the examiner that when the European Patent granted, we'd file a request for…
Yesterday the ILPTO sent out a notice regarding revised fees that will come into effect on January 1, 2025. All fees are rising by about 3.5%, rounded to the nearest…
In case you wanted to speak to someone at the Israel PTO tomorrow, they just announced via an unsigned email that they're closed for business. No, not in anticipation of…
As a follow-up to yesterday's post: 1. I eventually got the acknowledgement of the filing of the POA. 2. The ILPTO sent out the same notice again today, so the…
I have complained in the past about the time it takes for the Israel PTO to generate acknowledgement receipt for things that are filed electronically (as well as the fact…
I’ve written several times in the past about suspension of patent examination at the Israel PTO (here, here, here and here). In June, the ILPTO announced a new policy for…
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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