In a surprising development, the UK Government announced, on November 28, 2016, of its intention to ratify the Agreement on a Unitary Patent Court (UPC). With this announcement, and the subsequent expected ratification, the long awaited Unitary...
In a ruling on applications to register the marks CHABAD (232770) and LUBAVITCH (232771) in Latin and Hebrew scripts in the name of Chabad Hasidic Association in our Holy Land and Young Chabad Association, the trademarks registrar has refused...
What happens when a copyrighted work is used without the permission of its owner in order to express a political idea which the copyright owner finds offensive? Can “moral rights” form a bar to freedom of speech? Can a use of a work for political...
The Ministry of Justice just published a notification, announcing that its intention to re-examine the legislative scheme underlying the Israeli Pre-Grant Opposition system and invited the public to pass comments and suggestions in connection...
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! Patent protection and hence question of patentability of inventions generated by the ventures are one...
Following the newsletter published on August 29, 2016 on the website in respect of website accessibility regulations taking effect October 2016 and following our report on the possible postponement of their effective date, we wish to update that the...
Two changes that might affect owners of domain names and holders of websites will soon come into force. One imposes obligations of accessibility onto certain websites and the other relates to the termination of direct registration and management...
In recent years, the subject of patent-eligibility of gene sequences has commanded significant attention around the globe although different jurisdictions vary in their view on the subject and there exists a degree of uncertainty regarding the...
