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Shilon Zuckerstein & Co. is an Intellectual Property boutique firm focusing exclusively on patents, trademarks, design patents, plant patents, copyrights and litigation. We assist individuals, businesses, and clients of foreign law firms in protection of their intellectual property in Israel and abroad. Our offices are conveniently located in the heart of the Israeli businesses and law nexus, in the 19th floor of the Azrieli Center Round Tower. Regards, Israel goes "GREEN"The Israeli Patent Authority announced a new fast track for examining "green" technologies patents applications. There's no accurate definition for what is a "green" technologies application, however the application must help to preserve/improve the quality of the environment, to mitigate global warming factors, to reduce air or water pollution, to promote non-polluting agriculture, to save energy, to facilitate recycling, to enhance resource management, etc. The Israeli Patent Authority offers the following incentive – if the applicant convinces the examiner that his application is a "green" application, the Israeli Patent Authority will examine the application out of queue and hence, the application should be examined within 3 months from the day the application has been marked as a "green" application. If the examiner denies the request, one can file an appeal. The request by the applicant can be made on or after the filing and the procedure is open to any kind of application (basic, PCT national phase etc). By doing so the Israeli Patent Authority joins the other patent authorities around the world providing fast track to "green" technology patent application – USA, UK, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Press here to Read more » Cleantech IP in IsraelGiven its sunny climate (yearly average of about 5.5 KwH/m2/day insolation), lack of local oil and scarce water, political factors (unwillingness and/or inability to procure Arab oil as an energy source, unwillingness to use nuclear sources for energy production), and educated population (1.35% PhD/scientists), Israel seems to be fertile ground for cleantech developments. Some early success was recorded by Luz, who developed a solar thermal system in the Negev that led to six 30 MW power plants, installed in California. Unfortunately Luz went bankrupt after the relaxation of the OPEC embargo of the 70's, but now have resurfaced as 'Luz II', a subsidiary of BrightSource energy. They dedicated their Solar Energy Development Center (SEDC) in the Negev's Rotem Industrial Park in 2008, a 5MW facility dedicated to R&D for a 'power tower'. Press here to Read more » WHY FILE IN ISRAELIsrael ranks 17 in the world for patent filings in its national office. So perhaps the canny Israeli entrepeneur is responsible? Apparently not – the great majority of patents filed in the ILPTO are actually filed from abroad! More than 95% of the patent applications in Israel are filed by foreign applicants, indicating that something is convincing a large group of IP holders to file in Israel. So why are so many entities filing in Israel? Press here to Read more » Trademark Competing Marks Procedure Decision: DUREX PLAY v. LIFESTYLE PLAYAccording to Israeli law when two applicants file identical or similar trademark applications the Israeli Patent Authority initiates a competing marks procedure according to article 29 of the law and the examiners will not examine the applications. The usual outcome of such procedure is a decision by the administrative judge, in this particular case, Mr. Noah Shalev Shlomovitz (Deputy Commissioner), as to which of the marks will continue to examination – however this was NOT the outcome in this case. Press here to Read more » Israeli Patent Authority continues to refuse opening of abandoned Design applicationsIn its latest decision (June 29, 2010) issued by the administrative IPA judge, Ms. Yaara Shoshani, the IPA continues to refuse opening of abandoned design applications. In this case, the design patent application was abandoned on July 2006 and the applicant filed a petition to allow retroactive payment of the publication fees. Press here to Read more »
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