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LES Event on Employee Inventions and University Inventions
LES Israel is hosting an event on Monday May 18th 2015 on Employee’s Inventions and University Inventions in Israel and Germany. Speakers include Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar, Adv. Eran Bareket, Adv. Tal...
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US Court of Appeals Rules Standard Innovention’s Adult Toy Modest
According to the International Trade Commission, Standard Innovation’s patent US 7,931,605 titled as used in their kinesiotherapy devices (that’s the CAFC term, Standard Innovation refers to the...
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Is a Do-it-yourself Opposer entitled to legal costs?
Unipharm, an Israel ‘Branded Generic’ supplier has a long history of successfully opposing and canceling pharmaceutical patents. In this instance, they successfully opposed IL 164925 titled...
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Long Abandoned Patent Reinstated As Applicant was Ill and Application had not...
In general, an Israel patent that has gone abandoned can be reinstated within 12 months of going abandoned under Section 21a of the law, if the abandonment was unintentional. After a year it is more...
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RedHill waves a red Flag
Sometimes, companies publish the oddest press releases. Here is one that is doing the rounds on the Internet, and, with a dearth of decisions due to court recesses (and yes, I have been scratching...
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A skirmish over two days Patent Term Extension
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer have requested a Patent Term Extension for IL 160693 titled “Lactam-Containing Compound or Pharmaceutically Acceptable Salt Thereof as Factor Xa Inhibitor and...
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Another Patent Term Extension Ruling
Janssen Pharmaceutica N. V. was awarded Israel Patent Number IL 166710 for “RILPIVIRINE (AS HYDROCHLORIDE)” which is the active ingredient of Edurant and received regulatory approval on 6...
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Is a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) equivalent to a Patent Term Extension (PTE)?
In Israel, Patent Term Extensions are available for basic patents to ensure at least 9 years of monopolistic sales from the first regulatory approval for a drug covered by the patent. The extension...
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IL 180336 to Helsinn Therapeutics (US) Inc – Section 17c Request Refused as...
SUMMARY In the case of IL 180336 to Helsinn Therapeutics (US) Inc, the Deputy Commissioner clarifies when it is reasonable for an Examiner to close the file. The case is a rarity in that Section 17c...
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Was the 7th Amendment to the Israel Patent Law, Concerning Drug Term...
Background Back in 2004, following corresponding legislation in the US (Hatch Waxman Act) Israel amended their Patent Law to Provide for patent term extensions with what is known as the third...
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