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Israel Trademark Registrar Publishes New Guidelines Relating to the Terms of Registration 3-D Trademarks
By Assaf Joseph Naim, Adv. The Israel Supreme Court has recently issued a precedented ruling accepting a lawsuit against an importer of a chocolate company that manufactured chocolates in the shape of an acorn. The plaintiffs, August Strock KG are the owners of Israel Trademark No. 140,273 for the Toffee packaging, filed a lawsuit against …
Israel Deputy Registrar to Cancel the Registration of VERSACE Trademarks Owned by an Israeli Company
On June 29, 2008, the Hon. Deputy Registrar Noah Shalev Shlomovitz, delivered his decision on a motion to cancel the registration of Five (5) Israeli Trademarks, registered from 1989. The trademarks all included the name in block letters or variation of the name “Versace”, although according to the decision, no apparent connection to the name …
The “Tommy Hilfiger” Parallel Importer Case in Israel
The “Tommy Hilfiger” Parallel Importer Case in Israel (Civ. File. [Tel-Aviv District Court] 11296-09-10 Tommy Hilfiger Licensing LLC. v. Elad Menachem) For decades, it has been generally and almost axiomatically accepted that parallel (“gray”) importation of genuine goods, legitimately purchased from the trademark owner (or its licensed sales representative) is completely legal. This concept was …
Filing a Patent Application in Israel: Q&A
Patents filed in Israel are governed by the Israel Patent Act of 1967, and the appropriate regulations and Registrar’s guidelines enacted thereof. In order for an invention to be accepted as a patent, two main statutory requirements should be applied: Novelty and Inventive Step. As we are familiar with the uncertainty of filing for patents in a …
The London Agreement Facilitating Inventors to Obtain Protection in More Countries in the EU Will Come Into Effect in the Beginning of May 2008
According to the current status, after the grant of the patent is published, the applicant has to decide on which EU member countries he wishes to seek protection at, and upon decision, a full translation of the patent to the national language has to be filed within a prescribed time limit. For example, if the applicant …
On the Profession of Patent Attorneys
The 3 videos below are from a lecture by Daniel Freimann Adv., “On the Profession of Patent Attorneys”, given to the Patent Attorneys Foundation in Israel on January 3, 2012. (Heb) Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: