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Responding to PCT Written Opinions
When you file a PCT application, you'll get a response consisting of a Written Opinion (WO) and International Search Report (ISR) after...
Jeremy Rutman
Sep 27, 20244 min read
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UNITARY PATENTS
Since its original implementation on 7th October 1977, the European Patent Convention (EPC) has facilitated the granting of European...
Jeremy Rutman
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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Razors, rules, dicta, and other curios
Newton's Flaming Laser Sword [image credit to (what else) generative AI] Some phrases, slogans, tag-lines, by-lines, jingles, and the...
Jeremy Rutman
Aug 20, 20232 min read
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The Killer Whale, The Wizard, and the Poached Lawyers
TL;DR - Cloud Security turf battle between Israel unicorns heats up - Orca is seeking an injunction against Wiz, which Orca claims copied...
Jeremy Rutman
Jul 15, 20235 min read
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Nanox Imaging - portfolio update
There are a few changes in the Nanox patent portfolio that have surfaced since our first and second analyses. There are currently 13...
Jeremy Rutman
Jun 29, 20231 min read
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Israel IP Law Bibliography
Patent Israel Patent Law 1967 (Hebrew, official - images) Israel Patent Law 1967 (Hebrew, hyperlinked text) Israel Patent Law 1967...
Jeremy Rutman
Jun 11, 20231 min read
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International trademarks and the Madrid system - pros, cons, and costs
‘God worked six days, and rested on the seventh: Madrileños rest the six, and on the seventh go on the bullfight.’ Trademarks, like...
Jeremy Rutman
May 16, 20233 min read
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Patent drawings
Arguably one of the most enjoyable parts of a patent are the figures. These often have an old-timey feel to them due to their...
Jeremy Rutman
Apr 17, 20237 min read
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PATENT LICENSING - MAKING IT PAY
Patents grant the owner exclusive rights to use, manufacture, and sell an invention. That last option opens the door to the world of...
Jeremy Rutman
Apr 14, 20232 min read
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TRADEMARK BASICS℠
TL;DR Every trademark has to be registered in connection with a list of goods and services which come under a set of 'classes'....
Jeremy Rutman
Apr 10, 20234 min read
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Forming an Israeli corporation - Foreigner edition
Companies formed in Israel take several forms, any of which can potentially be done by a foreign entity (a person or corporation):...
Jeremy Rutman
Nov 26, 20222 min read
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Creating an NFT
Ever wondered how to make an NFT and jump on the bandwagon, now that the horses have left the stable? NFT sales - number of sales (red...
Jeremy Rutman
Oct 22, 20222 min read
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Jeremy Rutman
Sep 27, 20220 min read
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Genetic sequences, XML and the Big Bang
What do genetic sequences, XML, and the Big Bang have in common? WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Office) published Standard ST.26...
Jeremy Rutman
Jun 29, 20222 min read
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Matter, ex nihil (provisorium)
Can new material be added to a provisional patent application in subsequent stages? The USPTO for one has a 'conservation of matter'...
Jeremy Rutman
Feb 4, 20225 min read
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First Filing
Inventions devised by Israeli inventors which have defense or nuclear applications must be filed in Israel first, where they are...
Jeremy Rutman
Dec 30, 20214 min read
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Software Patents (Webinar - 8 Dec. 2021)
Video of webinar given Dec. 8 2021 - intro to patents and specifics on software patents. Here's the powerpoint for the webinar , with...
Jeremy Rutman
Dec 8, 20211 min read
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I Never Meta Trademark I Didn't Like
After enduring months of slings and barbs from whisleblowers, congress, and the unforgiving court of public opinion, Facebook opened...
Jeremy Rutman
Nov 12, 20213 min read
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AI-generated inventions and other monkey business
Can an AI create a patentable invention? Can a monkey hold a copyright? All this and more in today's blog. The crested macaque above...
Jeremy Rutman
Oct 18, 20213 min read
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GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
In today's installment we take a look at the Elide Fire Ball and then firefighting in general. What is in an extinguisher ball? Patent...
Jeremy Rutman
Oct 16, 20216 min read
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