S. Horowitz & Co | Intellectual Property

Overview of Our Intellectual Property Practice

We are widely recognised for the strength, depth and range of our intellectual property (IP) law practice, which is unparalleled in Israel for its level of expertise and the quality of its services. Among the major commercial law firms in Israel, S. Horowitz & Co. stands out as the only firm capable of providing full and comprehensive services in the IP arena, and to be consistently ranked in the first tier by the major legal directories. In this context, The Legal 500 has paid homage to our IP practice, describing it as “a rare phenomenon in Israel, a full-service firm offering a full range of services in IP litigation, licensing and commercialisation, prosecution and enforcement”, and we were described in the WTR 1000 as “the premier IP firm in Israel”.

We advise companies and rights holders operating in a wide spectrum of industry sectors on all aspects of IP, both contentious and non-contentious, spanning from research and development to commercialisation and licensing of the protected product. The firm’s highly talented and respected IP team provides hands-on strategic advice to both international and domestic clients, and guides them as required with regard to the use, enforcement and protection of their valuable IP, with particular regard to technological developments, concomitant with today’s rapidly-changing marketplace.

We are immensely proud to be associated with the S. Horowitz Institute for IP in memory of Dr. Amnon Goldenberg, a research institute run by the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law. The Institute aims to promote the progress of IP-related law and practices by supporting research and the study of IP, facilitating the exchange of ideas both locally and globally, and offering policymakers unbiased input. The Institute’s mission is primarily to facilitate innovative, interdisciplinary research, corroborating the fact that the law in general, and IP in particular, are social tools.

For more information on the S. Horowitz Institute for IP, click here.

Our IP Lawyers

Our IP lawyers are specialists in advising on the laws and regulations governing patents, trademarks, brand protection, technology transfer, copyright, designs, trade secrets, semiconductor chip protection, appellations of origin and geographical indications, plant breeders’ rights, rights of publicity, parallel imports and information technology.

Our Intellectual Property Practice’s Experience

We have extensive experience in handling major, complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes where key IP rights are contested and litigated in parallel proceedings in various countries.

Chambers Global 2023: “S Horowitz & Co has the best team to handle complex and sophisticated matters. They have a big and very experienced team with vast knowledge”; “The team is very responsive and highly knowledgeable in legal and business-related matters.”
WTR (World Trademark Review) 1000 2023: “S Horowitz is the premier IP firm in Israel”.
Chambers Global 2022: “a full-service firm with a strong reputation for handling IP disputes and patent litigation. It is also well known for non-contentious matters including service inventions, patent extensions and maintaining clients’ trade mark portfolios.”
“innovative practice”
“tailor-made for enhancing and improving clients’ experience.”
“We are extremely impressed by their ability to dive into the complex technological issues…”
IAM Patent 1000 2021: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, has ranked the firm’s Litigation Practice Group in Tier 1 ( Gold rankink) and recommended its Transactions Practice Group: “A large commercial firm for which intellectual property is a central strategic focus, S. Horowitz stands out for the depth of its patent litigation bench”. “One of the most innovative practices in the country”, the gold-ranked outfit deploys state-of-the-art technologies tailored to enhance and improve the client experience, enabling patrons to stay right up to the minute with their cases.
The European Legal 500 2021 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in Tier 1 and declares: “S. Horowitz & Co has one of the strongest IP practices of the full-service firms in Israel”. Clients praise the group saying: “The IP group of S. Horowitz is by far the most professional group we’ve worked with. It is safe to say that for every legal advice given by the practice, all factual and legal aspects of the issue are being thoroughly considered and examined” ; “S Horowitz provides excellent, cost-effective advice across a wide variety of trade mark and copyright matters. Their business-friendly advice covers everything from TM clearance to prosecution to resolving conflicts in an expeditious manner”. Legal 500 EMEA 2021 also mentiones that “S. Horowitz & Co assists various parties with licensing and research and development agreements, including start-ups, investors and multinationals. Its client base spans the telecoms, software, clean-tech and life sciences sectors. The firm’s standout strength is in working with research institutions…”.
Chambers Global 2021 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in Band 1 and states: “Full-service firm with a strong reputation for handling IP disputes and patent litigation. Also well known for non-contentious matters including service inventions, patent extensions and maintaining clients’ trade mark portfolios. Advises a number of leading multinationals and domestic clients in a variety of industries including pharmaceuticals, defence, hi-tech and entertainment.”; Also remarked by satisfied clients: “S Horowitz is an amazing IP litigation firm”, “I have been continually impressed by the quality of their service.”
WTR (World Trademark Review) 1000 2021 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in Tier 1 in enforcement and litigation, prosecution and strategy. WTR has also ranked the IP Practice as ‘Highly Recommended’ in transactions. WTR states that “S. Horowitz & Co. does whatever clients ask of it with minimum fuss and maximum effect. All partners combine both prosecution and litigation experience with vast knowledge of related commercial matters, which translates into optimum exploitation of clients’ intellectual property.”
The European Legal 500 2020 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in Tier 1 and declares: “S. Horowitz & Co. is known throughout the market for its formidable litigation practice, and that reputation extends to IP litigation, where the team handles high-profile patent, trade mark, and copyright disputes across a range of key sectors including defence, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, media and telecoms”.
Chambers Global 2020 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in Band 1 and states: “S. Horowitz & Co. has one of the largest intellectual property departments of any law firm in Israel and is one of the few law firms in Israel that also provides clients with a patent and trademark filing, prosecution and portfolio management service. The firm’s lawyers have served as members of governmental committees set up to revise the law in Israel on patents and trademarks, assisted in drafting the legislation that implemented TRIPS into Israeli law and are regular contributors to practitioner books on intellectual property law.”. The firm was also described there as: “A Full-service firm with a strong reputation handling IP disputes and patent litigation. Also well known for non-contentious matters including service inventions, patent extensions and maintaining clients’ trade mark portfolios.”; and the directory quotes satisfied clients of the firm: “I think that they are very straightforward. They know what you need to get done and give you quick, straightforward advice that is easy to follow. I find it very easy and pleasurable working with them”; “They have a very good team. They have a very large department and do very thorough work in research and case law, whatever is needed to win the case”.
WTR (World Trademark Review) 1000 2020 ranks Horowitz & Co. Intellectual Property Practice in tier 1 in enforcement and litigation, and in tier 2 in prosecution and strategy.
IAM Patent 1000 2020, The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, has ranked the firm’s Litigation Practice Group in Tier 1 and recommended its Transactions Practice Group: ”Sitting atop the contentious tree, full-service firm S Horowitz & Co is – according to a competitor – “still the first name you think of in Israel for litigation – the number one. Its “fantastic” practitioners make a point of being available whenever clients need them, and the significant regulatory experience that it possesses as a commercial firm provides a point of departure from most competitors”.
IP Stars has consistently ranked the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as a Top Tier firm for both patent and trade mark contentious matters. Our Intellectual Property Practice Group received MIP Award “Israel IP (litigation) Firm of the Year”.
- IP STARS 2021 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in the IP transactions category as Highly Recommended.
- IP STARS 2021 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in the Trade Mark prosecution category.
- IP STARS 2021 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in the Patent Contentious category in Tier 1.
- IP STARS 2021 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in the Trade Mark Contentious category in Tier 1.
- IP STARS 2020 recommends S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in the Copyright & Related Rights category.
- IP STARS 2020 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in the Trade Mark Contentious category in Tier 1.
- IP STARS 2020 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in the Trade Mark Prosecution category as a notable firm.
- IP STARS 2019 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in the Patent Contentious category in Tier 1.
- IP STARS 2019 recommends S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in the Copyright & Related Rights category.
WTR (World Trademark Review) 1000 2019 has ranked S. Horowitz & Co.’s Intellectual Property Practice in Tier 1 in enforcement and litigation, and in Tier 2 in prosecution and strategy. WTR states that “S. Horowitz & Co. is ‘One of the best known in Israel for intellectual property. It’s always there in the biggest litigation matters”.

Intellectual Property

Overview

Overview of Our Intellectual Property Practice

Our IP Lawyers

Our Intellectual Property Practice’s Experience

Practice Contacts

Tal Band

senior partner

Avi Ordo

partner

Ran Vogel

partner

Dovev Apel

partner

Recognition

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