The Israeli government reacts to the COVID-19 pandemic by issuing two State of Emergency Regulations, imposing sweeping digital surveillance; the Supreme Court put them on halt. Background According to the WHO’s data, as at March 21, COVID-19...
Tech giants, including Apple and Microsoft, have struggled in having to deal with long and costly legal battles they are dragged into by non-practicing entities (NPEs), of the referred to as patent trolls, which are persons or companies that often...
Israeli development of an innovative eye movement-based communication system gives movement-impaired patients the ability to communicate with their surroundings. The system’s future development may be extended to also include its use in smart homes...
In a precedent-setting ruling, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court recently awarded three million Chinese yuan (CNY) in compensation (about 428 thousand US dollars) to FOREO for infringement of its (industrial) design registered in China. This...
An attempt by the Manufactures’ Association of Israel to broaden the requirements was thwarted. The Israeli Registrar has recently cancelled all existing PTE guidelines and circulars (“PTE Practice”) and issued a new circular, no. 36/2019,...
It was reported this past May that the world’s largest snack company, Mondelez, had opened an Israeli agency that would invest in Israeli foodtech companies that would provide solutions for the next generation of food and beverage. It was also...
By Yoav Navon Innovation and entrepreneurship involve struggles to protect your intellectual property rights. According to studies, intellectual property can constitute up to 70% of the value of a company. Therefore, infringement or theft of intellectual property may cause irreversible damage to a...
A newly bred plant variety is a proprietary asset in every respect, and it is important that the new variety be protected under Plant Breeders’ Rights Law. A new technology developed during a breeding process and use of breeding products can...