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Business Method Patents
Back in January, I posted a book review for the Essentials of Claim Drafting by Morgan D. Rosenberg. See here. Morgan D. Rosenberg and Richard Apley have now published a companion volume: Business...
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Venture Capitalism and Getting a Start-UP Started
Although many of my clients are established companies, a large percentage are start-ups in various stages. Some require a first patent application to tempt venture capitalists. Sometimes they want...
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Toll Reader Patent Application Considered Business Method in Israel, and Refused
Raytheon filed Israel patent application number 179203 titled “Licensed Driver application for High Occupancy Toll Lane Qualification” back in November 2006. The application is a national stage entry...
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Competing Marks for קניה טובה (Good Buy)
The Hebrew phrase “Kniya Tova” קניה טובה means Good Buy. It is more or less synonymous with the Yiddish phrase מצאיה - metzioh. Kniya Tova B’Internet LTD. filed a request for TM 245939 for the words...
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An Israeli Approach to Author’s Rights
On February 6, 2014 the Law for the Protection of Literature and Authors in Israel (Temporary Provision), 5773-2013 will come into effect. This Act is expected to revolutionize the Israeli book market...
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Can evidence submitted in an adversarial civil legal proceeding be kept...
Israel Patent Number 132540 “System and Method for Direct Monetary Transfer Using Magnetic Cards” to Yehuda and Yigal Tsabari issued and then lapsed due to failure to pay the renewals. Back on 24 July...
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Method and System for Producing a Document
Israel Patent Application number IL 215110 titled “Method and System for Producing a Document” relates to Rami Dotan and Tal Petel relates to a method of producing a “yearbook”. The claimed invention...
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Patent Application for Jokes
USSN 2006/0259,306 titled “Business method protecting jokes” has 25 claims and lists Timothy Roberts as the inventor. Section 35 U.S.C. 101 is the part of US Patent Law that considers patentable...
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USPTO Seminar at the Israel Patent Office
On Tuesday 2nd April the Israel Patent Office hosted a seminar about various aspects of patenting. The topics covered included: The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) The patentability of software and...
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A Patent for a Lotto Game
Alexander Stern of Netanya filed and prosecuted Israel Patent Application No. IL 196915 titled “Lotto Game”. He wasn’t professionally represented. The basis of the invention was that cards can be...
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