ISRAEL IP

Today, applicants with a positive PCT search report can accelerate not only applications filed on mational stage in Israel but also priority applications filed in Israel.
However, this can be done if no changes were entered in the Israeli application or the PCT application.

The Israeli Patent Authority published today (April 23, 2009) an up-to-date pendency period table that shows the pendency period per group of classes. According to which we have calculated that the pendency for each subject group is:

Computer group – 48 months Â
Electronics and Medical devices group – 35 months
Construction, Textile, Air conditioning and Pumps – [...]

Trademark adjudicator Ya’ara Shoshani Caspi ruled that previous actions can be brought as evidence, but only when they have evidential value in proving facts which are in dispute.

The adjudicator further ruled that such evidence are difficult to allow and that in any case, the commissioner will weigh the evidential value on one hand and [...]

Why don’t we have a patent court?
The Israeli legal system doesn’t have too many unique courts for specific issues. Too bad. The main of the reasons is lack of resources.
Therefore, it is expected that even if at some point of time in the future, we will have tax courts or corporate courts (a good idea), [...]

Here is some new entries to AZF website:
Israel Patent Renewal - Relevant Provisions from the Regulations
Israel Patent Opposition - Filing Notices and Evidence.
Please feel free to enjoy more Israel Patent and Trademark Information on AZF website.

In an interesting trademark ruling, the Israeli PTO made it clear that evidence in reply should be strictly in reply to the other party’s evidence.
It was clearly noted that each party must file all his evidence in the first “round” and not wait for the other party to file his evidence and use the “evidence [...]

The Israeli Patent Commissioner notified that the Israeli Patent Attorney exams will be held on the following dates:
The oral exam: May 11 and May 13.
The written exam: May 24 - chemistry and biotechnology. May 25 - computers, mechanics and electronics.

Statistics published by the Israeli commissioner of patents and trademarks show the breakdown between patent applications filed by Israeli applicants and by foreign applicants.
It seems that foreign companies consider the Israeli market more interesting than local companies. This is especially true taking into account that Israeli companies are one of the largest patent filers in [...]

A record in Israeli PCT filings was set on the year of 2007, when 1635 applications were filed to the Israeli receiving office.
Israeli companies are very keen of using the PCT process, as many Israeli companies are looking internationally and are yet run on very tight budgets. Time is therefore of the essence and PCT, [...]

We are gradually translating the Israeli laws relating to IP and uploading them to our website.