Observations on patents and other IP from a dual-licensed practitioner
The Hebrew-language Makor Rishon newpaper reported on Friday that the search committee tasked with finding a new ILPTO Commissioner has settled on Asa Kling, a partner in one of Israel’s…
I hope you find this blog informative or even entertaining. If you’re a repeat reader, thanks for being a glutton for punishment…er, thanks for coming back. But for the sake…
A while back I posted on the Israel PTO and Monty Python. Now it’s the USPTO’s turn. MP fans are familiar with the “Cheese Shop” sketch, in which John…
The title of this post is taken from a bit that was used recurringly on Sesame Street when I was a kid. It’s an unfortunate fact of life that in…
Earlier today, the two o’clock news on the state-owned Voice of Israel carried a brief story stating that a joint committee of the Foreign Ministry, the Finance Ministry, the Justice…
I was born and grew up in the USA, and although I’ve lived in Israel for most of my adult life, I’ll always be an American. Living abroad has, however,…
About a year ago, the Israel PTO introduced an online patent database, in both Hebrew and English. The database enables the public to look up applications by publication number, priority…
While the Jews have had continuous ties to the Land of Israel for over 3000 years, for most of that time they have not ruled over the area. The modern…
Anyone who has been even marginally associated with patent world in the last few years is aware of the severe backlog in patent examination at the USPTO. The Director of…
This morning the Israel PTO published a call for position papers regarding software patents. The text of the notice, translated into English, reads as follows (the original appears at the…
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.