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Michael Factor is an Israel registered patent attorney and lawyer.
In addition to managing the IP Factor, an opinionated blog covering IP issues from an Israeli perspective, I am a member of the Jurisdiction and Law Committee of the INTA Bulletin and will be writing fortnightly Israel trademark updates for that publication.
Over 2009 and 2010 I wrote a bimonthly column in the World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR), a monthly jurisdiction report in Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), and weekly Israel IP reports for Intellectual Property Management (IAM).
In addition to a law degree, Michael has a PhD in Applied Physics and an M.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering.
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Swiss Global Bags
Israel TM Application No. 298426 is for a stylized trademark for Swiss Global Bags as shown alongside. The mark covers bags, handbags, women’s and men’s handbags, backpacks, , purses, cases, travel baggage, all in class 18. The application was submitted… Read More ›
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Compensation for Copyright and moral Rights Infringement
A professional photographer, Israel Cohen, took a rare photograph of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky at home, participating in a ceremony destroying mobile phones with a hammer. The defendant, Kav Religious Newspapers, is the publisher of various weekly local free newspapers distributed… Read More ›
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The Great Glass Accelerator
Back in November 2018, I wrote up an event that I attended, that was held at the Psagot Boutique Winery and Visitor’s Center. That event was a test the water type of thing to see if there was interest in setting… Read More ›
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Opposition to IL 141905 to Albermarle Corporation
The Albemarle Corporation submitted IL 141905 on 8 March 2001, as the National Phase of PCT/IL1999/020848 which published as WO2000014125 and claims priority from three separate US applications: 09/151194 from 10 September 1998, US 09/151193 from 10 September 1998 and US 09/170487 from 13… Read More ›
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Reinstatement of IL 153040 and IL 152812
IL 153040 and IL 152812 were abandoned. The Applicant, a Mr. Baruch Cohen, claims that he was in a psychiatric ward and could not deal with the prosecution, and this was the reason for the applications going abandoned. IL 152812… Read More ›
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Oposition to IL 189712 to Camtek
Orbotech submitted an Opposition to IL 189712 to Camtek which was subsequently retracted on 4 March 2019. Following this, the Opposition proceedings were closed and the validity of the allowed application was considered by the Deputy Commissioner under Section 34… Read More ›
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Dr Kong Footcare
On 12 April 2017, Dr Kong Footcare Ltd (a Singapore Company) submitted Israel trademark application no. 293436 which is a stylized mark for Dr Kong with a footprint. The mark is shown alongside. The mark covers clothing, footwear, head-coverings, soles for… Read More ›
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Israel Military Industries vs. Northrop Grumman – Interim Costs
Israel patent Application Number IL 223190 titled “PENETRATOR ROUND ASSEMBLY” to Northrop Grumman is more or less equivalent to US 8,985,026 and EP2597416. The Application was allowed and published for opposition purposes. Israel Military Industries filed an Opposition. Oddly, Seligsohn, Gabrieli & Partners… Read More ›
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SiTOZEN Professional – a trademark that was registered in Bad Faith
Israel Trademark No. 276629 for “SiTOZEN Professional” was registered by an experienced beautician called Zehava Sade in Class 3 for cosmetic products where the active ingredient is hyaluronic acid,, night cream, eyes cream, facial serum, facial moisturizer, moisturizer face mask,… Read More ›
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Edward Langer Z”L
Veteran Israel Patent Attorney Edward Langer passed away earlier today. Ed Langer (B.S.E.E., M.B.A., J.D.) was both an attorney-at-law and a patent attorney, and was registered to practice in both Israel and the United States. In 1973, Ed graduated in Electrical Engineering from… Read More ›
