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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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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 ›
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Artificial Intelligence and Past Commissioners
There are trends in patenting. Having been working in the field for a couple of decades I have noted that subject matter patentability, hot technologies and the ease of patenting vary over time. So does perceived wisdom regarding employing in-house… Read More ›
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Cartoon Network vs. Hassan Nesirot
The Cartoon Network sued Hassan Nesirot for 100,000 NIS as statutory compensation for copyright infringement,. The plaintiff is a company that was incorporated in the United States that owns much copyright and trademarks, and this includesthe Character known as Ben… Read More ›
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Is AKUM’s Arbitration Clause Enforceable?
Leah Zlotnick is an Israeli singer, composer and lyricist who was born in 1959 to a Yemenite family, and immigrated to Israel as a baby. Her career took off in 1990 and she sings in Hebrew, Arabic and Yemenite, including… Read More ›
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Amending a Statement of Case
Israel Patent Application Number IL 221005 titled “METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF 5- AMINO-1-PHENYL- 3-CYANO-4- TRIFLUOROMETHYL SULFINYL PYRAZOLE ” to Finchimica S.P.A. was allowed and published for opposition purposes and was opposed by Adama Machteshim ltd, which is Israel’s largest… Read More ›
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Nemiroff
The Nemiroff Intellectual Property Establishment has submitted a request for the cancelation of the competing marks proceeding between their Israel Trademark Application Numbers 290474, 290450, 294073 ו– and 304180 and RAM Development Associates LLC’s trademark Application Number 298620. Nemiroff claims… Read More ›
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HI-Q
An Israel trade-mark application for HI-Q was submitted by the SANGSIN BRAKE CO., LTD for: “Cars for passengers (automobiles); air bag (safety device for automobiles); horns for vehicles; motor hoods for vehicles; bumpers for vehicles; car frames; conveyors for vehicles; steering wheels for… Read More ›
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Supreme Court refused a Further Hearing of the Habitat Trademark Case
In the past, we’ve reported the Habitat case wherein an Israeli store used the name Habitat after the Israel trademark filed by the UK based international design chain was canceled due to lack of use. On 17 December 2018, a triumvirate of… Read More ›
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The Patent Paralegal A to Z
Kim Lindy’s IP Resources is running a two session course that claims to cover everything that a Patent Paralegal needs to know from A to Z. Once upon a time, to get licensed to drive a black London Cab, a… Read More ›
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A Master Class with Adam Samansky
As part of her annual Best Practices in Intellectual Property Conferences, Kim Lindy organizes a number of “master classes” which are given simultaneously by different IP Professionals from different IP Firms. The following classes were available: Master Class 1: “Preparing… Read More ›
