We are pleased to announce that a new Israeli Design Law is
coming into force today, August 7, 2018.
The new law replaces the old Designs Ordinance, which dates back
to 1924. Among the highlights of the new law are the following:
- The new law replaces the alternative
requirement for novelty or originality with a
cumulative requirement for novelty and individual
character.
- The term of protection for registered
designs filed on or after the new law comes into force, will be
25 years, effective from the Israeli filing date
(instead of 18 years according to the old act)
- The new law replaces the requirement
for local novelty with a requirement for absolute
novelty. With regard to registered designs, a design shall
be considered new if an identical design, or a design differing
only in insubstantial details, was not published in or outside
Israel before the filing date of the Israeli application, or, if
priority is claimed, the date on which the prior application
