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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
According to an email announcement in Hebrew sent earlier this month and for which a reminder was sent today, on January 30, the Israel PTO will be holding a video…
Last week, the USPTO's computer systems crashed. Not just on the patent side, but also the trademark side Sometimes you could get in, sometimes you couldn't…eventually I found myself completely…
I could write about the USPTO colossal electronic system screw-up this week…but that will wait for a later blog post. Today we’re going to discuss the ILPTO EFS, particularly its…
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…
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.
