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מעו”דכן קניין רוחני וסימני מסחר – מרץ 2023

החלטה תקדימית של רשם הפטנטים – לא ניתן לרשום מכונות אוטונומיות המבוססות על בינה מלאכותית כממציאות בבקשת פטנט משרדנו, אשר מתמחה, בין היתר, בתחום המשפט הטכנולוגי, ממשיך לעקוב באדיקות על אודות ההשפעות המרתקות של הטכנולוגיה על הדין ופיתוחו. במסגרת כך, אנו מתכבדים לעדכן אתכם כי לאחרונה ניתנה על ידי רשם הפטנטים החלטה תקדימית לפיה לא […]

Israel Chapter of the Global Trademark Guide by DLA Piper

FBC partner Yael Riemer and associate Tamara Dreiman authored the Israel chapter of the Global Trademark Guide by DLA Piper. The multi-jurisdiction guide provides initial guidance which every practitioner needs in developing and executing a brand protection strategy, and is intended to be a practical, user-friendly summary of trademark law and practice. For the Israel […]

Legal Update – Intellectual Property – January 2020

This legal update includes a review of the Israeli Supreme Court ruling, rejecting a petition by Dr. Ruth Levy challenging a decision of the Compensation and Royalties Committee in the Ministry of Justice under the Patents Law to deny her royalties for inventions she developed during her employment. The ruling deals with the limited right of […]

Legal Update: Intellectual Property and Competition & Antitrust – September 2019 (Hebrew)

On August 28, 2019, the Tel-Aviv District Court rendered an important decision, dealing with the relationship between the patent law and the competition law, and the subject matter jurisdiction of the court vis-à-vis the patent registrar. The decision deals with the concurrent applicability of the patent law and the competition law, as well as the […]

Legal Update: Intellectual Property – January 2019

לחצו כאן לקריאת העדכון בעברית On January 1, 2019, the Knesset approved a significant new amendment to the Israeli Copyright Law (“Amendment”) that focuses on the online use of protected works. We will review the main provisions of the Amendment below. Indirect Liability for Communication to the Public: The Amendment provides a new indirect liability […]

Legal Update: Intellectual Property – September 2018 (Hebrew)

On September 12, 2018, the European Parliament adopted significant amendments to the Draft Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market which were first published on September 2016. Below we review several important subjects, such as platform content filtering duties and legislative compensation for use of press publication, which are included in the current draft […]

Will the UK lose its supremacy as Europe’s leading gambling market?

‘Will the UK lose its supremacy as Europe’s leading gambling market?’ Click here to read an article by Adv. Dina Niron of FBC’s IP and Cyber & IT practices, published in EGR – a leading online gaming magazine.  

Data protection and Privacy in Israel (LexisNexis)

In light of the global rise of data protection and privacy, it is important to understand the applicable legal framework when doing business in Israel. This practice note, written by FBC Partner Amit Dat and Dr. Omri Rachum-Twaig, was published by ‘LexisNexis’ and provides an overview of the regulation of data protection and privacy in […]

Representation of Twine Solutions in a financing round of US $5,000,000

FBC represented Twine Solutions Ltd. in an equity financing round, led by Landa Ventures Ltd., managed by Benny Landa.  As part of the financing round, Twine raised an aggregate amount of USD$7,285,000 from Landa, Gefen Capital Investments L.P. and other investors, in consideration for issuance of Series B-3 Preferred Shares. Twine is a technology start-up, […]

משרדנו ייצג את כללטק השקעות בהשקעה בחברת יוטפו

משרדנו ייצג את כללטק השקעות, קרן ההשקעות של כלל תעשיות ואקסס תעשיות, אשר הובילה סיבוב השקעה בחברת יוטפו בע”מ בסך של כ- 51 מיליון דולר. במסגרת הסיבוב הנוכחי השתתפו גם משקיעים קיימים בחברה כמו רודיום, מרקר בלומברג, וינטאג, בסמר ועוד. יוטפו מפתחת פלטפורמה לניהול המלצות גולשים הניתנת לאיטגרציה קלה באתרי מסחר אלקטרוני. בעיתונות: ראו כאן.

Legal Update: Intellectual Property – July 2017

Please find the full legal update here (Hebrew) On July 26, 2017, the Knesset approved a new Design Law (the “Design Law” or the “Law”). The Law will come into force 12 months following its publication. “Designs” are defined as the visual features of products (such as cars, electrical appliances, screen displays, furniture, jewelry, fashion, […]

FBC represented OrbiMed in its $5,325,000 investment in MobileODT

FBC represented OrbiMed in its $5,325,000 investment in MobileODT Ltd. as part of a Series B Round of approximately $6,825,000 investment, in addition to conversion of SAFEs (“simple agreement for future equity”) in the amount of $3,905,223. The transaction included complex questions with regard to the applicability of the Israeli Securities Law and IP. MobileODT […]

Legal Update: Intellectual Property – May 2017 (Hebrew)

On April 24, 2017, the District Court of Tel-Aviv published a decision in the case of CA (Tel Aviv District) 2659-04-15 Brodsky v. Armosa. The decision focuses on the question of the existence of copyright protection for television formats in Israeli copyright law, as well as on the scope of the author’s moral right of […]

Legal Update: Intellectual Property – March 2017 (Hebrew)

Recently, Google has started to send warnings to developers of applications who collect users’ personal or sensitive information without publishing the proper privacy policy. In an email message, Google notified the applications’ developers that it was considering limiting or suspending their activities and in certain cases even removing their application completely from Google Play. Please find the full […]

Legal Update: Intellectual Property – October 2016 (Hebrew)

On September 29, 2016, the Justice Ministry published a memorandum on a proposed amendment to the Copyright Law 5767-2007 (hereinafter: the “Copyright Law” and the “Proposed Amendment”, respectively.) The Proposed Amendment deals with copyright infringement on the internet and it includes new legislative frameworks in four different areas: (A) the expansion of the application of […]

Legal Update: Intellectual Property – September 2016

On August 28, 2016, the Israeli District Court of the Central District issued a decision regarding the right of publicity under Israeli Law (In re Fundacio Gala Salvador Dali v. V.S Marketing (Israel 2005) Ltd.). The right of publicity is the right of a person to financially exploit his name, picture or voice. This decision […]

Legal Update: Intellectual Property – Right of Publicity in Israeli Law – September 2016

Legal Update – Right of Publicity in Israeli Law On August 28, 2016, the Israeli District Court of the Central District issued a decision regarding the right of publicity under Israeli Law (In re Fundacio Gala Salvador Dali v. V.S Marketing (Israel 2005) Ltd.). The right of publicity is the right of a person to […]

FBC represented DVP Technologies Ltd. and Digital Makeup Ltd. in a financing round

FBC represented DVP Technologies Ltd. and Digital Makeup Ltd. (“Digital Makeup”) in a primary and secondary financing round and in an exclusive license agreement with OHMK (Tianjin) Medical Technology Co. Ltd. (“OHMK”), a market leading provider of medical products in China, and EndyMed Ltd. (“EndyMed”).   As part of the transaction, Digital Makeup entered into […]

FBC represented a JPMorgan Chase Bank led syndicate in a $280M financing transaction

FBC represented a JPMorgan Chase Bank led syndicate, which included Bank Hapoalim and Bank Leumi, as joint organizers, in a $280M financing transaction with respect to Mellanox Technologies Ltd.   The proceeds of the loan were used mainly as part of Mellanox’s contribution to a merger with EZ Chip Semiconductor Ltd., in a scope exceeding […]

2015 In Numbers – Thank You For Another Great Year!

2015 In Numbers – Thank you for Another Great Year!

FBC welcomes Adv. Yael Riemer who joins as a partner in our Intellectual Property Department

Israeli District Court broadens the liability of invention owners in the event of misconduct when filing a patent application

Israeli District Court broadens the liability of invention owners in the event of misconduct when filing a patent application.

Choice of law and choice of venue provisions in online agreements

Choice of law and choice of venue provisions in online agreements

FBC holds an event for FBClub members on Recent Trends & Developments in Corporate Law

The following presentations were presented at the FBClub gathering, held at a unique event space in Tel Aviv: Major Developments in the Rulings of the Economic Court in Tel Aviv (2015), by Avraham Well (Hebrew) The Influence of Administrative Enforcement on Corporate Governence, by Shoney Albeck (Hebrew)  

FBC advises Mybitat in a technology development agreement with Samsung

FBC advises Mybitat in an agreement with Samsung for the joint development of an innovative smart home solution aimed at helping the elderly.

FBC Awarded “Israel Law Firm of the Year” & “European High Yield Deal of the Year” at the IFLR European Awards 2015

FBC was named the “Israel Law Firm of the Year” and was recognized for its role in the “European High Yield Deal of the Year” at the IFLR’s 2015 European Awards ceremony. IFLR is the market-leading financial law publication for lawyers specializing in international finance in financial institutions, corporate in-house legal departments and private practice. […]

Sale of Control Stake in Tnuva to Bright Food Completed

FBC represented Bright Food (Group) Co., Ltd. and its affiliated entities in closing the purchase transaction of the control stake in the Tnuva Group from the Apax funds and Mivtach Shamir. The Sale and Purchase Agreement was signed in May 2014 and the closing of the transaction was in March 2015. BFG, the second largest […]

FBC advises Imperus Technologies in its acquisition of Diwip

FBC advises Imperus Technologies Corp. in its acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of Diwip Ltd. for a purchase price of up to $100M.

Latest developments regarding Service Inventions

Latest developments regarding Service Inventions

FBC advises the National Library Construction Company

FBC advises the National Library Construction Company, in the District Court proceeding regarding the disqualification of a participant in a competition that was organized by the National Library Construction Company to plan and design the new national library of Israel. The lawsuit was withdrawn by the plaintiff.

FBC advises Qualcomm in the acquisition of certain intellectual property assets in Israel

FBC advises Qualcomm, a world leading provider of wireless technology and services, in the acquisition of certain intellectual property assets in Israel, from EPOS Development, a developer of ultrasound technologies for input solutions, including pen, stylus and gesture recognition.

FBC advises Kamada in an exclusive distribution agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici

Representation of Kamada Ltd., a leading traded biopharmaceutical company, in an exclusive distribution agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici