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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
Yesterday I discussed many of the problems with the Israel’s PTO’s treatment powers of attorney. Today I discuss the ILPTO’s proposed amendments to the Regulations regarding powers of attorney. The…
Last week the Israel PTO announced by email proposed amendments to the regulations (rules) governing certain aspects of practice before the Israel PTO in all four areas over which it…
In March I wrote about WIPO's DAS system for the electronic exchange of priority documents in patent, trademark and design applications, and wondered why the Israel PTO charges a fee…
Filed a patent prosecution highway (PPH) request with the Israel PTO at 13:30 this afternoon, asking that a patent application be examined out of turn because the claims are identical…
I have blogged previously (here, here and here) about the USPTO's continuing lies with respect to its "docx filing" program, but Carl Oppedahl has done a much better job of…
To IP professionals, "DAS" stands for "Digital Access Service", a service run by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). As explained on WIPO's site: "The WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS)…
Patent renewal fees, also sometimes called maintenance fees or annuities, are a feature of most patent systems. Readers can look at economic-analysis-of-law textbooks for an explanation of the economic rationale…
In a press release from today and a Federal Register Notice that will be published tomorrow, the USPTO announces that in April it will be moving to electronically issued patents,…
In a previous post I stated that the Israel PTO did not use its regular email subscription list to inform people about its recently-held "roundtable" on possible "ethics rules" for…
There was a piece last week in The American Spectator that argues that the 1998 SCOTUS decision Clinton v City of New York is the worst supreme court decision ever.…
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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