When ruling as the High Court of Justice – Bagatz, Israel’s Supreme Court rules on the legality of decisions of State authorities: government decisions, those of local authorities and other bodies and persons performing public functions under the law, and… Read More ›
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10 Million Shequel Claim for at Risk Launch of Generic Viagra Thrown Out
The original patent for Viagra (Israel patent IL 98482) had very broad and sweeping claims that covered billions of molecules, only a small number of which cause blood vessel dilation that allows treatment of erectile dysfunction. Teva managed to invalidate… Read More ›
Can a Patent Term Extension be Extended Retroactively?
Appeal 2070/19 GmbH Pharma UCB vs. Commissioner of Patents This is a request for a further hearing of the District Court ruling rejecting an appeal of 29979-1-18 by Judge Jakobi that appealed a ruling by Commissioner Alon of 4 July… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Opposition to Patent Application Dropped but Deputy Commissioner Continues As Ex-Partes Proceeding
Israel Patent Number IL 189712 to Camtek was allowed following examination, and (not for the first time between these companies) Orbotech submitted an Opposition. On 4 March 2019 Orbotech withdrew their opposition and the Deputy Commissioner Ms Jacqueline Brachah considered… Read More ›