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Herzog Fox & Neeman
Herzog Tower
6 Yitzhak Sadeh St.
Tel Aviv 6777506
Israel

Work Department

Gaming
Intellectual Property
Internet & E-commerce
Licensing

Position

Partner, Head of Intellectual Property

Career

Karen Elburgs heads the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice. Karen has extensive experience in the contentious and non-contentious aspects of intellectual property, including advising on strategic and day-to-day aspects of trademark portfolios and the trademark/domain-name interface, and managing world-wide trademark portfolios for her clients.

Karen advises on the acquisition, disposal, protection and exploitation of IP rights, as well as trade mark clearance, all aspects of brand protection, and trade mark and domain-name disputes, with a unique specialty in IP issues in the online gaming industry. Karen specializes in negotiating and drafting all types of IP transactions (including patent licensing), with extensive experience in the IP aspects of corporate and commercial transactions. Her work focuses on transactional IP and on licensing, development, technology transfer and other commercial agreements for clients ranging from start-ups to multi-national corporations. Karen’s clients operate in a broad range of industries and fields.

Languages

Hebrew, English

Memberships

Israel, 1991

Education

Bar Ilan University, LL.B.

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Intellectual property > Intellectual property: commercial/transactions

Herzog Fox & Neeman‘s robust IP transaction practice works closely with the firm’s tech transaction team to provide a comprehensive service to its deep roster of clients from the life sciences, fintech, healthcare and telecoms sectors. The department’s advice spans IP licensing, IP rights protection, as well as structuring, drafting and negotiating agreements. Practice head Karen Elburg is a key contact, routinely advising on both contentious IP matters and non-contentious licensing agreements and transactions, most notably in the music and entertainment sectors. The team also includes Dan Sharot, highly praised by clients for his expertise in technology transactions and IP licensing; Orli Gal, also highly regarded for her specialisation in complex technology transactions; and Adar Bengom, who focuses on copyright and trade secret issues. Gal Eschet left the practice.

Israel > Intellectual property > Intellectual property: disputes

With a strong focus on trademark enforcement and litigation, Herzog Fox & Neeman‘s IP team is fully equipped to advise clients from a range of sectors, including retail, hospitality and e-commerce, on all IP-related litigation proceedings. Practice head Karen Elburg regularly handles complex IP disputes, working closely with IP litigation specialist Gilad Wekselman on behalf of both domestic and international Fortune 500 companies. Other key names include Adar Bengom, who advises on both contentious and non-contentious IP issues, and IP litigation and trademark prosecution specialist Edward Levdansky.

Israel > Intellectual property > Intellectual property: filing/prosecution

(Leading individuals: Intellectual property: filing and prosecution: trade marks and copyrights)

Karen ElburgHerzog Fox & Neeman

Herzog Fox & Neeman’s IP department houses a specialised trademark practice, noted for its expertise in the online gaming, AI and cryptocurrency fields. The team regularly advises clients on a range of IP-related matters, spanning trademark prosecution, filing and enforcement. Karen Elburg leads the team, which includes Adar Bengom, who notably focuses on trademark strategies and prosecution, and ‘outstanding’ associate Nadav Lev.