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Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
I’ve written in the past about petitions to revive Israel patents (or patent applications) that went abandoned for failure to take some action, most often failure to pay a renewal…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
In May I wrote about the problem with the way in which the Israel PTO notified patentees of the initial renewal fees that are due within three months of the…
Patent renewal (or maintenance) fees in Israel are due for five periods of time: for years 0-6, 7-10, 11-14, 15-18, and 19-20 of a patent’s lifetime. Normally, the fee for…
We've refrained from ragging on the ILPTO electronic filing system for a while. Partly that's because criticizing IL-EFS is like shooting fish in a barrel, partly that's because no one…
I tend to think of the USPTO as being significantly more rule-burdened (i.e. bureaucratic) than the ILPTO. This is, perhaps, a natural outgrowth of the USPTO being a significantly larger…
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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