Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
Yesterday (April 23), the Israel PTO notified members of its email distribution list of the publication of a memorandum of proposed new legislation (a tazkir hok) that would change principally…
Today I received from the Israel PTO identical letters in two different patent applications. In both applications, we requested suspension of examination back in 2023, when the procedure was for…
I’ve written several times in the past about suspension of patent examination at the Israel PTO (here, here, here and here). In June, the ILPTO announced a new policy for…
Once upon a time, the Israel PTO let patent applicants request suspension of examination at almost any point in time during the examination process, and it didn’t cost anything. You…
I'm prosecuting a case before the Israel PTO in which we requested suspension of examination. Under current ILPTO practice, when an applicant requests suspension of examination1, the ILPTO sends the…
We’ve blogged before about the ILPTO’s policy for suspending examination of patent applications. In particular we noted how its collection of fees for such suspension is ultra vires, and how…
Over the course of the past 10 years or so, the ILPTO has been moving in the direction of speeding up examination of patent applications. Most noticeably, the ILPTO has…
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.