Amendments To Registering Licenses And Charges

On December 31, 2018, the Commissioner of Patents, Designs and Trademarks published amendments to two Commissioner Circulars (the "Circulars") dealing with the recordal of authorized trademark users, the recordal of charges, and the transfer of ownership of encumbered patents. The changes came into effect that same day.

Trademarks:

Amendment No. 6 to the Trademark Commissioner Circular regarding recordal of changes to the trademarks registry clearly establishes, for the first time, three types of trademark licenses (referred to in Israeli practice as a right of use) that can be recorded:

• Sole LicenseA license that grants the licensee (authorized user) the exclusive right to use the trademark, without prohibiting the licensor from doing so.