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Stay in the Proceedings is now available for Patent Applications related to Plants in Europe

April 4th, 2019

Stay in the Proceedings is now available for Patent Applications related to Plants in Europe By Dr. Hadassa Waterman, Head of Biotech Department, Ehrlich & Fenster of Ehrlich Group. The President of the EPO has referred questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal on the controversial issue of patent-eligibility of plants obtained by essentially biological Read more...

Revised EU Examination guidelines: EPO Clears the way for AI & Machine learning Patents

March 11th, 2019

By Adv. & Patent Attorney Roy Melzer, Head of Software, Information Sys. Department The European patent office (EPO) recently published its revised guidelines for examination. The new guidelines include a new section that specifically addresses Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning inventions, which are defined as computational models and algorithms for classification, clustering, regression and Read more...

US Supreme Court: Secret Sale of an Invention May Qualify as Prior art under AIA

February 17th, 2019

By Adv. Yehuda Neubauer, Partner, Ehrlich, Neubauer & Melzer of Ehrlich Group. In Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. dated January 22, 2019, The United States Supreme Court unanimously held that the sale of an invention to a party that is obligated to keep the invention confidential may be considered “on sale” for the Read more...

European Patent Office: Sharp increase in SDV Patent Applications

December 10th, 2018

New report issued by the European patent office in cooperation with the European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR) shows a sharp increase in self-driving vehicles (SDV) related patent applications. The steep increase is being identified by experts as the verge of a “transportation revolution” that would potentially change everything we know about driving in the Read more...

קליפורניה: החוק הראשון בעולם המטיל חובות אבטחה על יצרני IoT

December 2nd, 2018

קליפורניה: החוק הראשון בעולם המטיל חובות אבטחה על יצרני IoT מדינת קליפורניה אישרה לאחרונה הצעת חוק מדינתית (Senate Bill 327) שמטרתה להציב סטנדרט אבטחה בסיסי עבור מכשירים והתקנים מבוססי אינטרנט (IoT – Internet of Things), כדוגמת מוצרי “בית חכם”. החוק ייכנס לתוקף ב-1 בינואר 2020, בכפוף להסדרי חקיקה מדינתיים נוספים. טכנולוגיית IoT, או לפי האקדמיה Read more...

Protecting Trade-Secrets

November 29th, 2018

The Ehrlich Group Offers a Service for Facilitating the Formation, Deposition, Maintenance and Enforcement of Trade-Secrets, thereby increasing the valuation of their owners before the next round of financing. Trade-secrets are a common and powerful form of intellectual property, sometimes the most valued asset of the company. Businesses must be particularly careful when dealing with Read more...

Israel Patent Office 2017 Annual report

November 1st, 2018

Israel Patent Office 2017 Annual report – More Israeli Women Inventors; Shorter Examination Times The Israeli Patent Office (IPO) recently published its 2017 annual report, which reflects the state of intellectual property prosecution in Israel regarding the submission and examination of patent, trademark and design applications. The report reveals interesting trends and changes in the Read more...

ענקיות ההייטק האמריקאיות פועלות לעצור את רפורמת הפטנטים של טראמפ

October 10th, 2018

לאחרונה חברי קונגרס רפובליקנים הציגו הצעת חוק חדשה לתיקון חוק הפטנטים האמריקאי (H.R6464, המכונה גם “Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act”) שצפויה לחולל מהפכה של ממש בעולם הפטנטים, לחזק ולהרחיב את ההגנה הפטנטית בארה”ב ובכך להייטיב עם בעלי פטנטים ואף ובעיקר לבטל שינויים רבים שבוצעו על ידי חוק AIA) Leahy-Smith America Invents Act) משנת 2012 Read more...

The Israeli Ministry of Health is considering granting data exclusivity to biological drugs

September 16th, 2018

The Israeli Ministry of Health has asked the public to comment on the need to expand the scope of section 47D of the Pharmacists Ordinance [New Version] 5741-1981. The amendment will possibly grant exclusivity with respect to data filed in order to obtain regulatory approval to market biological drugs. The Pharmacists Ordinance regulates the marketing, Read more...

Where Do I Begin – Restrictions to Priority Filings based on Nationality and Residency

September 3rd, 2018

Certain countries have rules applying to Applicants and Inventors regarding where to file the first Patent Application for an invention owned, invented and/or developed within that country. The main reason is to give governments a chance to assess Applications for sensitive technology, in particular for inventions the publication of which may compromise national security. Israeli Read more...

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