We are pleased to announce our participation in the Third International Medical Cannabis Conference in Tel-Aviv, "CannX 2018" being held on October 15-16 at the Tel-Aviv Convention Center.
On the occasion of the Jewish New Year 5779, JMB Davis Ben-David wishes its colleagues and clients health, happiness and prosperity. OFFICE AND HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 2018-2019
Let’s admit it. The new Designs Law in Israel has been cooking for a long time. 50 years after the new Patent Law and 46 years after the new Trademark Law, we finally celebrated the passage of a new Design Law in Israel in 2017, and on August 7, 2018, it will take the place of the 1924 Patents and Designs Ordinance.
We are pleased to announce the expansion of our US Practice team with the addition of Ms. Natalie Levy. Ms. Levy is a U.S. Trademark Attorney with 15 years of…
They say that it’s easier to give advice than to take it; especially your own advice! That may be true, but in this case it’s only because I won’t be…
We are pleased to announce a further expansion of our US and Israel Practice teams with the addition of Mr. Avraham Hermon, as of January 1, 2018. Prior to joining…
We are pleased to announce the expansion of our US and Israel Practice teams with the addition of Mr. Eviatar Aron. Mr. Aron’s key areas of expertise include Electrical Engineering,…
Normal office hours are as follows: Sunday – Thursday for Israel and US filings 06.30-16.30 GMT 08.30-18.30 Israel Standard Time 15.30-01.30 Japan On Friday for US filings only 06.30-13.00 GMT…
A new Designs Law has just been enacted in Israel, and is due to take effect in about one year from now. The need for a new law has existed for a long time, due to the current system being based on the Patents and Designs Ordinance (‘the Act’) of 1924. To say that this change is well overdue would be a gross understatement.
So what has taken so long? When pondering that question I recall a roundtable discussion that I attended on The Hague System of international design registration. I estimate that this was probably about 8 years ago, at one of the big international conferences, and all present agreed that designs were the “illegitimate child of IP.” If you look at the time it has taken for the IP world at large, to get its act together regarding designs; if you compare how many countries are members of the PCT, Madrid and Hague, respectively; and otherwise consider the huge differences between different jurisdictions when it comes to design rights, it’s hardly surprising that this was – and still is to a large degree – the perception.
According to an announcement on the English website of SIPO (the Chinese Patent Office) on August 3, 2017, the examination of patents in certain fields will be given priority, starting…