Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
As of right now, the USPTO is set to kill EFS and PAIR at 23:59 on November 14 so that we'll be left with only the defective "Patent Center" to…
Early in the current war, a group of hi tech workers in Israel got together and wrote code to help them identify missing people, employing AI to assist. They did…
In Israel, after the ILPTO allows an application, the applicant pays a fee, and then notice that the application is allowed – the so-called "acceptance of the application" – is…
If you're familiar with Shakespeare's plays, you know the last word in the title above. It took the Israel PTO longer than expected, but by the end of last Thursday…
5:34 AM on September 7, system was supposed to be back online at 10:30 yesterday morning. And no notice or emails from the ILPTO explaining what the problem is –…
System was supposed to be online today at 10:30. It's now 17:35 and we're still waiting – getting a "this page under construction" (or "undergoing maintenance") screen instead of a…
In conjunction with the launch of its new electronic filing system (details of which will only be revealed to the public tomorrow, September 5), the ILPTO announced this morning via…
Last week the Israel PTO announced it would be holding a meeting at the ILPTO at 11 AM on Tuesday, September 5 to demonstrate how to use its new electronic…
Here’s another one that I heard today from a colleague in Israel. The issue (allowance) fee was paid in an Israel patent application for an application owned by a company. …
To anyone who's filed more than a handful of powers of attorney or assignments at the USPTO, it's well-known that the USPTO sometimes bounces these things for seemingly capricious reasons,…
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.