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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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Palestinian Authority Now Accepts Online Trademark Filings
RAMALLAH – On 18 November 2018, the General Directorate of Intellectual Property in the Ministry of National Economy of the Palestinian Authority (which sometimes calls itself the State of Palestine) has announced that new trademark applications may now be filed… Read More ›
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Maxi & Me, and Edmonton the Boundaries of Copyright Protection and Slander
Ron Guata submitted a play called Edmonton to a new talent competition organized by Beit Lissin in 2010. Hillel Mittelpunkt, a playwright associated with Bet Lissin, launched a play called Maxi & Me. Both deal with real-estate issues and Guata… Read More ›
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A High Tech Hub – Should start-up companies consider patents as part of their strategy?
Last night I attended an event in that was focused on the establishment of a High Tech Hub in the Binyamin region which is just North of Jerusalem. As in other areas of the country, there seems to be a… Read More ›
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Back-to-Basics Patents
This is the first of a series of weekly articles providing an overview of different aspects of patents and other types of intellectual property. The target audience is heads of R & D, entrepeneurs and the like, rather than practicing… Read More ›
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A Seminar On Patent Searching
“If I cease searching, then, woe is me, I am lost. That is how I look at it – keep going, keep going come what may.” ― Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh “No one is ever satisfied… Read More ›
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Saudi Arabia to also use Gregorian calendar for Trademark due date calculation
The Ministry of Commerce and Investment in Saudi Arabia has decided to implement the Gregorian calendar in addition to the Hijri calendar. It is expected that the Ministry will install a proper integration system by the end of 2018. The… Read More ›
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CAL vs. CAL AUTO
CAL Auto ltd submitted Trademark Application No. 272949 for their trademark in February 2015. The mark was allowed in November 2016, and on 19 January 2017, Israel Credit Cards ltd who trade under the term CAL and own various marks… Read More ›
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LIV
On 2 November 2016, JS IP LLC applied for Israel TM NO. 296031 for the word mark LIV, covering Night club services; night clubs; arranging and conducting night club parties; entertainment services, namely, conducting parties; night club reservation services, namely, arranging… Read More ›
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When The Adjudicator Becomes an Inquisitor
IL 198147 to PTC Therapeutics Inc is the national phase of a PCT application claiming priority from a US patent from 12 October 2006. The patent is concerned with dosages of 3-95-92-fluouro-phenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl)-benzoic acid (Altoran) for treating or preventing Cerebral Fibrosis… Read More ›
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Why does every IP service cost so much?
I suspect that I am not the only Patent Attorney whose local clients complain about the bills. Particularly when we simply report some development from abroad. I have a well-liked, good client, who gives us trademark, design and patent work,… Read More ›
