Category Archives: Legislation

New Law Memorandum on Designs in Israel

On Jaunary 13, 2013, the Israeli Justice Department released its long expected Law Memorandum on the Law of Designs in Israel. The Law Memorandum proposed to enact a new Designs Law to replace the law of designs now incorporated in … Continue reading

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Additional Recent Changes to the Israeli Patents Act Enter Into Force, Include Third Party Pre-Grant Prior Art Submissions

As posted here earlier, on July 2012 amendment No. 10 of the Israeli Patent Act 1967 – 5727 (the Act) entered into force. The Amendment’s most important change that is to be applied by the Patent Office at the end … Continue reading

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Israel Incorporates 18 Months Publication of Patents Applications and Expedited Examination

On July 12, 2012 an amendment to the Patents Act 1967—5727 entered into force incorporating the 18 months period for publication of patent applications and regulating the expedited examination of patent application in Israel.

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18-Month Publication Amendment Proposed to Israel Patent Law

On 27 June 2011 the Israeli government published a bill to amend the Israel Patent Law to include an 18-months publication requirement (Patent Law Proposal (Amendment No. 12), 2011). At present, under Israeli law, there are two publication dates for … Continue reading

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