PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS. THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY by Miriam Samis, US Patent Agent, Israel Patent Attorney

The Israel Patent Office (ILPO) has recently announced a draft amendment to the Patent Regulations to allow for Provisional Patent application filings in Israel. Up until now, a Provisional application was considered a unique type of application, available only in the US and Australia. This article relates to US Provisional Applications.

Patent practitioners have a long-standing, love-hate relationship with US Provisional Patent Applications. I’ll explain.

Avraham Hermon sat down with Nir in the offices of JMB Davis Ben-David in Jerusalem to discuss how Nir took the resources and experience from an old technology and developed it into a modern business, how Cannassure is raising the standards of the Cannabis industry and his secret to success.

MAKING THE CUT’S® JOHNNY COTA: THE WORLD’S LUCKIEST DESIGNER OR HANGING ON BY A THREAD

by Daphne Lazar

Like many people who love fashion, I was obsessed with Project Runway®, a long running and ongoing reality TV show whose goal is to discover a new and amazing fashion designer. So naturally, when Amazon Video announced that they would be filming a new reality show called “Making the Cut”, with the original hosts of Project Runway (Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn).

Freedom to Operate: What is it, do you need it, and wouldn’t you rather just not know?
By Eviatar Aaron, Israel and US Patent Attorney

Building a successful business involves a lot of different factors. One factor that is often overlooked, is the potential for patent infringement.

Here is an example, that unfortunately is not uncommon: a business begins selling a product showing great potential for market success. Everything is going well, and sales are going up. Then one morning, a courier delivers a letter at the business’s office.