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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Israeli Patent Office refuses registration of 3D image of a Tehina product as a Trademark
The Israeli Patent Office has once again refused the registration of a three dimensional image of a product as a trademark. In this case the design involved a tehina (sesame paste) with a rather ordinary design: The patent office rejected the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Patent Office, Trademarks
Tagged 3 dimensional, patent office, tehina, trademarks
Expenses Awarded When Design Cancellation Proceedings Abandoned
By Jonathan Agmon and Dan Berg The Israeli Patent, Trademarks & Designs Registrar held on 9 December 2010 in a Motion for Award of Expenses in Design No. 46444 Cancellation Proceedings between Amraz Ltd. v. K.A. Plastic that expenses would be … Continue reading
District Court narrows the protection of well-known trademarks
The Tel Aviv District Court held that there is a need to balance the rights of a trademark owner to protect the positive reputation of their trademark against the rights of shoe importer for “self expression”. The Court narrowed the scope of protection afforded by well known trademarks and created uncertainty regarding the scope of rights granted to well known trademark owners. Continue reading
Posted in Trademarks
Tagged addias, Palestinian authority, Tel Aviv District Court, trademarks, well known trademarks
Israeli Patent Law Amended to Allow Publications over the Internet
Amendment No. 8 of the Israeli Patent Act, 1967 enables the Israeli Patent Office to publish patent related information on the Internet and applies to previous publications made over the past 4 years. Continue reading
Posted in General, Patent, Patent Office, Publication
Tagged amendment No. 8, Internet, Patent, publication, section 166
Israeli Supreme Court Discusses Damages in a Patent Case
The Israeli Supreme Court recently handed down a decision in Gideon Rotenberg v. Elgo Irrigation Ltd. et. al. and addressed section 183 to the Israeli Patent Act. Section 183 lists the remedies the plaintiff is entitled to should his suit succeed.
7,500 Patent Applications are Filed Annually in Israel patent filing office
In his exit interview, held on January 13, 2011, the previous and much appreciated Israel designs + filing, Trademark & Designs Registrar revealed interesting facts about the Israeli Patent Office. In the exit interview Dr. Noam revealed that some 7,500 … Continue reading
Posted in General, Patent, Patent Office
Tagged filing, foreign filing, Israel, patent applications, patent office, statistics, WIPO
Tel Aviv District Court holds that photos of buildings constitute artistic work and determines ownership based on objective standards
The Tel Aviv District Court (Justice Avi Zamir) ruled January 5th, 2011 in the matter between Coral Tel Ltd. v. Bengal Net Ltd. The District Court held that photographs and videos of buildings showing various real estate projects in Israel and … Continue reading
Israeli Patent Office Releases Position on the Patentability of Software
The below is a free translation of the Israeli Patent Office position on the patentability of software inventions released December 30, 2010: Announcement To: Applicant’s, Patent Attorneys and Advocates From: Dr Meir Noam, Head of the Patent Office, Registrar of … Continue reading
KILLAH Held to Be Confusingly Similar to KILLY
By Dan Berg and Jonathan Agmon The applicant, European Sports Merchandising B.V. requested to register the trademark “KILLAH” in class 25. The applicant claims it is the owner of the “KILLAH” trademark worldwide and it is being used in connection … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Opposition, Trademarks
ISRAEL: District Court: AMERICAN COLONY is a Well Known Trademark
The court concluded that the plaintiff proved that its unregistered mark had gained the status of a well known mark by fulfilling the obligatory requirement of proving its recognition is attributed to plaintiff’s marketing efforts. Continue reading
