America-Israel Patent Law Blog

Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner

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  • Bad Advice Abounds: Some Advise To File A CIP, Even When It’s A Bad Move (Which It Usually Is)

    One of the unique features of US patent practice is the existence of continuation applications.  Back when US patents issued for 17 years from the grant date (and were not…


  • Update from Rehovot, started October 27, finished October 29 2023

    Here in Rehovot we went 5 days without any sirens (though we continued to hear many interceptions), then on Wednesday we had one, Thursday we had two, and one Friday…


  • “We Welcome Death”

    This is an interview with Talal Abu Ghazaleh, who heads a large IP firm with offices in many Arab countries.  He begins by explaining that Arabs "welcome death", and that…


  • Another Update From Rehovot

    I write this as an update (since my last update) for colleagues and others. A lot has happened since them. Things here in Rehovot specifically have been relatively quiet over…


  • Like School in the Summertime

    I first heard that line in a Fat Albert episode, from the mouth of Russell: "Rudy, you like school in the summertime. No class!" I thought of it when earlier…


  • Update from Rehovot

    I just sent this by email to a few colleagues. This is a brief note to colleagues who have written (and to some who haven’t). Thank you for your concern.…


  • Problems with My Emails

    Have been having problems with emails – not going into details now, but if you've been sending to djf@iliplaw.com or djf@4d-ip.com and it's bounced back, for now you can instead…


  • Passover Post from the Dead Sea

    I’ve been spending Passover at the lowest point on the earth’s surface not covered by water, viz. on the shore of the Dead Sea, or what these days (as will…


  • A Time I Was Right But Wish I Wasn’t

    Exactly one year ago, I wrote about the Israel PTO’s announcement of its plan to issue patent office actions (examination reports) in English for those who wished to receive them in…


  • Two Jewish Inventors (And a Tale of How An Improvement Can be the Real Enabling Technology and a Money Maker)

    There was a story this week in Tablet about Emile Berliner, who in 1870 emigrated to the USA at age 19 to avoid being drafted to fight in the Franco-Prussian…


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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.