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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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The 7th Annual Best Practices in Intellectual Property Conference
Kim Lindy is once again offering her flagship seminars on IP for in-house practitioners. The conference is taking place at the Sheraton Tel Aviv on the 8th April, and as a strange twist due to the national elections, the high… Read More ›
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Sorbonne Graduate Looking for Copyright Internship Placement
A Native French speaker with professional standard English is looking to do a four month internship in copyright law starting in March 2019. The good news for potential mentors: she is not looking for recompensation. The bad news for potential… Read More ›
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Yemenite Singer Sues Competitor for Copyright Infingement Asking for 200,000 Shekels Damages
The Questions in Dispute Did Yehezkel Panyan infringe the copyright of Aharon Amram’s song “A Tear in the Eye”? To answer this question, we have to look at the claims raised by the defendant which allege that the plaintiff has no rights in the… Read More ›
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Mutually Assured Trademark Destruction
This case deals with a couple of competing Israeli companies that make aluminum profiles for windows and doors for business and domestic premises that filed cancellation actions against each other’s trademarks. Here, a word of explanation is in order. The… Read More ›
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Amending ranges in the claims of an issued patent
Once a patent has issued, claim can still be amended to correct errors or to narrow the scope of the claims. Such narrowing amendments must, however, be supported by the specification. No new material can be added. Often such claim… Read More ›
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Regalo; is a Spanish word distinctive in Israel?
The word mark REGALO was submitted as a trademark in Israel for jewelry, gem-stones and watches in class 14 and for pens and writing implements in class 16. The word regalo means gift in Spanish, and the Examiner considered it… Read More ›
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Is Selling a TV Adaptor Enabling Access to Sports Channels Copyright Infringement?
This decision considers the liability or otherwise of a supplier of adaptors that enable access to broadcasts of the English Premier League that would otherwise have to purchased from a satellite or cable provider that has an arrangement with the… Read More ›
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Tnuva vs. Strauss – Can an Interim Decision not to Allow an Amendment to an Opposed Patent be Appealed by Right Prior to the Main Ruling Issuing?
This Supreme Court Ruling clarifies that interim rulings regarding amendments to the application within the framework of an Opposition proceedings, are part of the opposition proceedings and can only be appealed immediately if authorization to appeal is given. After the… Read More ›
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When TEVA Abandons an Opposition
Mapi Pharma filed Israel Patent Application No. 220476 titled “Long Acting Depot System Comprising a Pharmaceutically Acceptable Salt of Glatiramer” which is used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The application is the national phase of a PCT submitted on 9… Read More ›
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Habitat
This trademark ruling concerns marks for Habitat in Hebrew and English. Habitat Design International had registered the English word-mark Habitat as a trademark in Israel. In 1976 Abraham Myerovitz opened a local store under the name הביטאט (Habitat in Hebrew) and… Read More ›
