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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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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 ›
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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 ›
