Israel boasts a strong start-up ecosystem, including in the field of vehicular communications, smart mobility and sensors.

We have previously commented on the broad intellectual property rights held by Israeli government funded hospitals (each, a "Government Hospital") in technology developed by their employees.

The District Court of Lod accepted the position of the Israeli Tax Authority and reassessed the value of a transaction to sell all of the intellectual property of a company that was entered into after the sale...

Israeli cannabis researcher Professor Raphael Mechoulam, passed away last week at the age of 92.

The Compensation and Royalties Committee confirmed the validity of agreements under which an employee waives its rights to royalties in connection with service inventions...

Israel's new Designs Act will come into effect in August 2018. Until then, the relevant provisions of the Patents and Designs Ordinance will continue to control.

The Israeli Patent Office (ILPO) serves as a Receiving Office in the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system.

Under Israeli law the Israel Patent Office is authorized to skip substantial examination based on a successful result in a corresponding competent patent office.

Interested in Patent Term Extensions for medical device in Israel? Be ready for prompt action

Fortunately, not. February 12 this year marks the 213th birthday of Charles Robert Darwin, known as the "Father of the Theory of Evolution" according to which evolution of the species is driven by a process of natural selection.

Christian Louboutin's famous red sole was at the center of a lawsuit filed by Soroker Agmon Nordman earlier this year.

Many applicants seeking patent protection worldwide use the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) as part of their filing strategy.

Sometimes we receive inquiries regarding the admissibility of requesting examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway ("PPH") based on the claim sets of two corresponding applications in a single Israel patent application.

Israel has been designated in an international registration which is renewed on or after that date.

A federal judge in Delaware has held that a patent directed to a method of producing pre-cooked sliced bacon on an industrial scale

You have now filed your patent application in Israel. "What comes next?" you may ask.

Mankind has been selectively breeding plants for thousands of years, by cultivating plants that grow in the wild, and breeding them to improve various characteristics.

The Patents and Designs Ordinance, 1924, does not include provisions allowing the publication of the design in the official Designs Journal upon registration.

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).

A recent decision of the Deputy Registrar of the Israel Patent Office shows how difficult it can be to obtain a trademark registration in Israel for a slogan – even when the slogan has already been registered in a major jurisdiction ...