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Tal Band
Senior Partner
Avi Ordo
Partner
Dovev Apel
Partner
Ran Vogel
Partner

The Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group of S. Horowitz stands out as the leading practice in Israel, providing full and comprehensive services in the entire IP arena, and is consistently ranked in the first tier by the major legal directories.

Having one of the largest and most experienced practices in Israel, we are widely recognised for the strength, depth and range of our IP PG, which is unparalleled for its level of expertise and the quality of its services.

We advise companies and rights holders operating in a wide spectrum of industry sectors, including but not limited to Life Science, Food and Drugs, Telecommunications, Defense, Automotive, High-Tech, and many more, as well as traditional industries. Our advice extents to all aspects of IP, both contentious (litigation) and non-contentious, spanning from research and development to commercialisation and licensing.

The firm’s IP PG assists its clients to maximizing their IP by providing hands-on strategic advice to both international and domestic clients. We  guide our clients as required with regard to the use, enforcement and protection of their valuable IP, with particular attention to technological developments, concomitant with today’s rapidly-changing marketplace.

Our services are not “one size fits all”. We tailor our advice to the needs of each client and believe in the importance of closely understanding the client’s business.

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

Core Capabilities

  • Patent Litigation: Representing clients in complex patent disputes across various industries, with particular expertise in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, and various technology sectors.
  • Trademarks Protection: Comprehensive services including clearance, prosecution, registration, enforcement, and portfolio management of trademarks, both domestically and internationally.
  • Copyright and Related Rights: Acting for our clients on copyright protection, enforcement, and licensing across media, entertainment, publishing, and digital content industries, as well as the interface between copyright and industry sectors.
  • Trade Secret and Confidential Information: Strategic counseling on protection of confidential information and enforcement against misappropriation and unauthorized use of trade secrets.
  • Brand Protection and Anti-Counterfeiting: Combating online and physical counterfeiting, employing various causes of action (including passing off), handling custom seizures and courts’ seizure orders, including in coordination with the intellectual property unit of Israeli police.
  • Service Inventions and Inventorship Disputes: Comprehensive counseling and representation, including representing clients in major precedent-setting cases conducted before the Compensation and Royalties Committee and the High Court of Justice; identifying risks and exposures resulting from the above and designing enforcement and compensation plans.
  • Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin: unique expertise in advising holders of geographical indications and appellations of origin on the protection and enforcement of their rights in Israel.
  • Technology Transfer: Structuring and negotiating complex licensing agreements, joint ventures, and collaborations involving intellectual property rights.
  • Designs: Comprehensive services including clearance, prosecution, registration, enforcement, and portfolio management of registered designs, as well as with respect to non-registered designs.

"One of the most innovative IP 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."

Chambers & Partners

We are taking part in shaping the Israeli legislation in the IP arena, have successfully represented clients in landmark cases that set important legal precedents, and are active in the leading international IP organizations. We are also very proud in our continuous involvement in the academia, particularly our association with the S. Horowitz program for IP and Technology, a research program run by the Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law.

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AI IP
Anti Counterfeiting and Brand Protection
Copyrights and Related Rights
Designs
Drugs and Food
Geographical indications/Appellations of origin
Intellectual Property Disputes
Patents
Service Inventions and Inventorship Disputes
Technology Transfer

Related Expertise

Dispute Resolution
Hi-Tech & Innovation
Life Sciences and HealthCare
E-Commerce and Marketing
Growth and Startup Companies
Licensing Agreements and Strategic Alliances

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Intellectual Property

Sub-Expertise

AI IP
Anti Counterfeiting and Brand Protection
Copyrights and Related Rights
Designs
Drugs and Food
Geographical indications/Appellations of origin
Intellectual Property Disputes
Patents
Service Inventions and Inventorship Disputes
Technology Transfer

Related Expertise

Dispute Resolution
Hi-Tech & Innovation
Life Sciences and HealthCare
E-Commerce and Marketing
Growth and Startup Companies
Licensing Agreements and Strategic Alliances

contact the department >

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