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Litigation Update – The Report of the Inter-Agency Team for Examining the Class Action Law, 5776-2006 – May 2023

We would like to update you about the release of the report of the Inter-Agency Team for examining the Class Action Law, 5776-2006, from March 2023. The Inter-Agency Team was established in 2020, and was headed by Adv. Carmit Yulis, the Deputy Attorney General (Civil Matters). The Team was tasked to perform a comprehensive examination […]

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 […]

תובנות מסמינר תובענות ייצוגיות 2018: כל מה שחדש וחשוב לדעת

משרדנו (בשיתוף ארגון היועצים המשפטיים – ACC) ערך השבוע כנס בנושא תובענות ייצוגיות בו ארחנו את רו”ח אהוד רצאבי ועו”ד ליאב וינבאום, מנהל המחלקה המסחרית בפרקליטות מחוז ת״א (אזרחי). הפאנל, בו השתתפו השניים, עסק ביתרונות השימוש בבודקים מומחים בהסדרי פשרה ובשימוש בהליכי גישור בתביעות ייצוגיות. מנחת הפאנל, עו”ד אורית מלכא, שותפה במשרדנו, הציגה עמדה לפיה […]

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 […]

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, […]

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

Choice of law and choice of venue provisions in online agreements

Choice of law and choice of venue provisions in online agreements

Latest developments regarding Service Inventions

Latest developments regarding Service Inventions