The Israel Patent Office has contacted practitioners with query regarding how they’d prefer a proposed on-line filing system to work. Specifically, whether filing on line should enable applications to be uploaded and then checked prior to submission or to include automatic submission.
The advantage of the former approach is that it will enable paralegals to prepare filings and allow supervising attorneys to do the actual submission. The disadvantage is that possibly applicants will upload and not complete the filing, missing the deadline.
We view this development favorably and hope it will soon be implemented.
