Legal Articles

How often a trademark is renewed in Israel, what happens if you forget, and when a registered mark can be cancelled, including three years of non-use.

How to protect a trademark outside Israel: national filings, an international application under the Madrid Protocol, six-month priority and choosing countries.

The difference between ® and ™, when ® may be used in Israel, the risk of using it before registration, and how to use the mark correctly in marketing.

Office actions in Israeli trademark applications: common reasons, deadlines, how to respond by amendment, argument or consent, and abandonment.

Trademark opposition in Israel: the three-month deadline after publication, common grounds, the procedure before the Registrar and how to defend.

Which marks are not registrable in Israel: descriptive marks, geographic names, misleading marks and marks similar to existing ones, and when long use helps.

What Nice classification is, how many classes there are, how to word the list of goods and services, and the risks of classes that are too narrow or too broad.

The stages of trademark registration in Israel: filing, examination, office actions, publication and opposition, registration, and expedited examination.

Combination deals in Israel, land for apartments: how they work, valuing the split, landowner security, specification and tax.

Off-plan vs completed apartment from a developer in Israel: price, risk, linkage, delivery, defects and what to check.