Lions and tigers and bears and trolls! Oh My! There’s an (IP) Monster under the bed….
As children, most of us were exposed at one time or another to the concept of ‘there’s a monster under my bed’. This has been the subject of books and…
Good News for Inventors and Patent Applicants with COVID-19 Related Inventions
Good news for inventors and patent applicants with COVID-19 related inventions: The Israel Patent Office has just released a notice saying that anyone with an invention for diagnosis, treatment, or…
Good News for Applicants Filing Israel Divisional Patent Applications
April 2020 Recently, the Israel Patent Office has modified procedures relating to patent prosecution in a number of areas. New Guidelines for Patent Examination have been issued by the Patent…
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
When is a Cookie not a Biscuit? In her charming 1985 book for children “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie”, authoress Laura Numeroff provides a look into what happens…
The First “Patent” Ever Issued was for a Cannabis-Based Product
Recently, I had the privilege to speak about Cannabis and Intellectual Property in the city where my office is located, Jerusalem, Israel, at a meetup dedicated to Jerusalem businesses in…
JMB Davis Ben-David Launches Startup Springboard Program, Offering Qualifying Startups Reduced Rates for IP Services
JERUSALEM, Israel --- JMB Davis Ben-David (“JMB”), a Jerusalem-based IP law firm, announces the launch of an initiative designed to make patents more affordable to emerging startups. Through its Startup…
Coffee Shop Diplomacy throughout the Ages (In Praise of the INTA Experience)
1850: The worn wheels of the ragged peddler’s push chart hardly made more than a dull clunk-thud on the broken cobblestones of the narrow London alley. At this early…
The Straight Dope on Cannabis Patents
As a kid, I was frequently warned not to believe everything I see on television. My television screen time has dropped significantly since I was a kid, but I…
Smoking Hot Growth – IP in the Medical Cannabis Industry
Intellectual property (IP) plays an important role in the medical cannabis industry. Many players in the industry use one or more types of IP rights to add value to their business. Various types of IP rights are utilized by companies active in the field, including Utility/Innovation Patents, Designs, Plant Breeders' Rights, Plant Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets. The IP strategy employed by innovative medical cannabis should depend upon the nature of the product being developed.
JMB Davis Ben-David to be featured at Third International Medical Cannabis Conference: CannX 2018|Tel-Aviv | October 15-16
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.