UPDATED INFORMATION

In this section you can find the main updates regarding prosecution in Israel, e. g. rough English translations of Circular Letters issued by the Israeli Registrar of Patents, Designs and Trademarks.

Disclaimer:  Please note however that said information is provided for general information only. Thus, it is not intended as legal advice or opinion and cannot relied as such.


PATENTS :

  Circular Letter No 51 - Filing certain Documents on Digital Media - January, 2009

  Patent Term Extensions in Israel - March, 2009

  Circular Letter No 76 - Classification of Patents as "Green Patents"
  and giving of preference in their Examination - December, 2009

  Notification - New Fees from Claim 51 onward - December, 2009

  Circular Letter 81 - Divisional Patent Applications - February, 2010

  Circular Letter No. 70 - To base Israeli Patent Application on foreign Granted Patent
  AMENDMENT - July 2010

  Circular Letter No. 71 - Accelerating of Examination AMENDMENT - July 2010


TRADEMARKS :

  Circular Letter - Term of Trademark Registration - Amendment of Israeli Trademark Law -
  August, 2003

  Circular Letter No 61 - 3-Dimensional Trademark Update - May, 2008

  Notification - Change in Trademark Rules and Practice in Israel - December, 2008

  Announcement - Israel has joined the Madrid Protocol - June 2010