Accelerated Examination Procedure as of November 2019 Yael Saidian | November 25, 2019Israel accelerated examination for PCT national phase applications As of November 2019, the Israeli patent office has initiated a revolutionary accelerated examination procedure. For PCT applications that entered national phase in Israel, it will now be possible to apply for accelerated examination upon filing. After the petition is approved (several days), substantive examination will begin …
Mental Illness – Acceptable Reason for Extension Yael Saidian | November 14, 2019Mental illness as an acceptable reason for not responding to a Notice from the IL Patent Office A discussion of two decisions issued by the Israeli Patent Office (ILPO) regarding petitions for extension. Both decisions relate to the mental illness of the applicant which was the reason for not responding to the Patent Office. One …
