You have now filed your patent application in Israel. "What
comes next?" you may ask.
As detailed below, prior to commencement of examination there is
a duty to disclose all known relevant publications and all
references cited in parallel applications.
What is the Duty of Disclosure requirement?
According to Section 18 of the Israel Patent Law, an
applicant must disclose a listing of all relevant publications
known to them, as well as all references cited in corresponding
applications, during the duration of examination and until
allowance of the application. This also entails the provision of
copies of all non-patent references cited against novelty and/or
inventive step in corresponding applications. However, when
requesting modified examination under Section 17(c) of the Law,
non-patent documents that are cited against novelty and/or
inventive step must be listed, however, they do not need to be
submitted. Click here for an explanation of
