Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
Further to yesterday's blog post, today the ILPTO published an English translation of its notice about work arrangements during the Coronavirus shutdown. Update March 27: the ILPTO published a further…
We have a patent for which renewal fees are due. The application was filed January 12, 2012. The patent was granted on September 30, 2017, so renewal fees for years…
Yesterday Elon Musk of Tesla Motors put up this blog post, in which he is apparently trying to say that as long as he's in charge, Telsa won't enforce any of…
Yesterday the ILPTO published the latest installment of the Patents Journal (the local equivalent of the USPTO Gazette), which includes various bits of information, including patents that have lapsed for…
Being a patent practitioner comes with certain liability risks. There are many dates to keep track of (the one-year anniversary of the earliest priority date, dates of public disclosures and…
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the above statement is how a colleague of mine characterizes Israel. A few years ago I discussed one case in point, in which…
For those weirdos who find the Israel patent regulations to be a scintillating topic for discussion (and for those who are just gluttons for punishment), here are a two more…
I wrote some time ago about an offer I received to pay a fly-by-night outfit $1700 so that a client’s published PCT application could be included in a private database…
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.