Category Archives: Owenership

Israeli Supreme Court holds that Employee May seek Compensation for Invention irrespective of Employee Invention Agreement

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Hila Moran Cherny

Israeli Supreme Court ruled in a precedent decision that an employee who invented something or receives a patent during his work is allowed to demand payment for it from the employer, even if the contract of employment specifically states otherwise … Continue reading →

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Commercial Use of Infringing Works is Forbidden even if the Works were Purchased under Market Overt

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Raanan Ben-Ishay

A longstanding dispute involving the famous “Ibn-Shushan Dictionary” led to a key ruling of the Supreme Court regarding the indirect breach of copyright by a party that purchased the goods in good faith under market overt. The Court ruled that … Continue reading →

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What Law Applies to Relationship Between Copyright Joint Owners

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Jonathan Agmon

On 19th of September 2011, the Central Distircit Court issued its decision in Kabali v. Reches Publishing Educational Projects Ltd. The court discussed what was the law to be applied on a relationship between joint owners in a copyrightable work … Continue reading →

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Burden of Proof Placed on Employer seeking Employee Invention

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Jonathan Agmon

On July 24th, the Israeli District Court (Haifa) issued its decision in Orian Ltd. v. Yael Bonhe relating to an ownership dispute over patents filed by Yael Bonhe while in Orian’s employ. The court found that when an invention was … Continue reading →

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