A patent application was filed as part of an international project aimed at formulating policies for granting intellectual property rights to inventions created by artificial intelligence.  The application stated that the applicant for the registration of the invention is the representative of…

A business consultant claimed to be a partner in a business venture of an industrial design company and demanded access to financial data and a share of the profits. The Court rejected the claim regarding the existence of a partnership and held…

A candidate for the mayor of Kfar Saba used the song “Siba Tova,” composed by Matti Caspi, in a political campaign video distributed on social media without authorization from the composer and without approval or payment of royalties to ACUM (Society of…

In the Thirty Years’ War waged in Europe between 1618 and 1648, millions of people lost their lives; it ended with the Peace of Westphalia, and until World War I, it was considered the most destructive war in history. In contrast to…

A company registered the name “Mazor” as a non-stylized word mark, despite knowing that another company had been using the name commercially for several years. The IP Adjudicator ordered the expungement of the trademark from the Register.  The registration of a trademark…

Purchasers of agricultural land plots claimed that the realtor who also served as the transaction’s marketing agent, along with others, concealed from them the existence of a clause in the lease agreement with the Israel Land Authority.  This clause allowed the state…

Several officers of a corporation were charged with various breaches of fiduciary duty due to the operation of a pirated waste disposal site without a license and without proper infrastructure, while causing severe environmental hazards. The Court held that only some of…

As asset owners or as veteran possessors, the question frequently arises: What is the legal status of one who holds real estate “by license” or “by permission” and not by virtue of a lease agreement or ownership?  These are common situations, ranging…

One of the most confusing issues facing business and general aviation aircraft operators is the question of whether they can operate their aircraft solely under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) general, or noncommercial, operating rules, or whether they must also obtain certification…

A Seller of rights in a plot (acquired from a receiver) undertook to complete the recording of the rights in his name within 40 days but the recording was affected only after six years.  The purchasers demanded the full liquidated damages stipulated…