Israel ascribes much importance to the innovation and creation of intellectual property assets intended to remain within Israel’s borders, advance its industry and create jobs and livelihoods for the country’s citizens. Encouraging research and...
Trademark Infringement, Dilution, and Unfair Competition Trademark law has developed as a subdivision of the law of unfair competition. See, e.g., Oliver R.Mitchell, “Unfair Competition,” 10 Harvard L. Rev.275 (1896). Like other unfair...
Donald Trump recently posted a Game of Thrones-style meme on Twitter that included reference to the sanctions against Iran that are set to take effect. The tweet created a stir on social media and generated much reaction. HBO, the show’s producer,...
For years we were accustomed to putting our signatures down in handwriting. In recent years, however, other signing methods have creeped into our lives, such as, for instance, signing on electronic screens or different kinds of tablets, using our...
The Industrial Revolution and the Globalization of Intellectual Property It is common to trace the onset of the Industrial Revolution back to the patent issued to John Kay in 1733 for the flying shuttle, which allowed fabric to be rapidly woven...
Patents play a major role for technology-based, emerging ventures[1]. The manner of handling of patent affairs may often make the difference between unheralded success and colossal failure! Patentability considerations for the purpose of protecting innovations through patents and freedom-to-operate...
New Design Law came into effect on 7 August 2018 Ministry of Justice subsequently published draft new Design Regulations Israel is expected to join Hague System by end of 2018 On 7 August 2018 the new Israeli Design Law came into effect. The new law...
Use of trademarks by licensees is extremely common and constitutes a substantial part of modern trade. The conditions for attributing use of a trademark by a licensee to the registered trademark owner differ among jurisdictions: in some countries,...