Hedy Lamarr, accredited with the statement “Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid”, was one of the most glamorous and beautiful women of her time. Yet, she did not stand still and was anything but stupid. Ms. Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler...
The Law for the Promotion of Industrial Research and Development (“the R&D Law“) was passed in 1984 in order to fulfill several objectives:1 To create hi-tech industry jobs and the absorption of scientific and...
The Israel Patent Office (“ILPO”) recently released the English version of its 2014 Annual Report (the “Report”). The Report highlights trends in domestic patent, design, and trademark filings, while also discussing relevant developments in the ILPO’s internal operations as well as its...
Section 21A of the Israel Patents Law establishes a twelve-month timeframe for patent applicants to seek revival of abandoned applications. However, under Section 164, this window can be expanded upon a showing of “reasonable cause.” Two recent decisions from the Patent Office shed light on some...
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an agency of the United Nations that counts 188 nations among its members and administers numerous international treaties relating to the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights worldwide. Among these treaties are the Patent...
On August 13, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an important decision strengthening the protections afforded to patent owners in the United States. In Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc., the Federal Circuit established a new legal framework that...
On July 13, 2015, a new Designs Bill passed its first reading in the Israeli Parliament – the Knesset. The new Designs Law, when finally enacted1, will replace the old Patent and Design Ordinance that was the legal basis for design registration and...
the 16th amendment of the restrictive trade practices act, 5748-1988 (hereinafter: “the antitrust law”) revokes the statutory exemption of mutual exclusivity agreements from anti-trust supervision which from now on will be subject to the general...
