ISRAEL

• Kinds of Trademarks registrable in ISRAEL

  • Following indications may be used as Trademarks in Israel:

    • Word marks
    • Names
    • Numbers
    • Signatures
    • Letters
    • Symbols
    • Pictures
    • Inscriptions
    • Devices
    • Two Dimensional and Three Dimensional trademarks
    • Combination of Colours
    • Combination of all of the above

    Types of Marks registrable:

    • Collective marks
    • Certification marks
    • Service marks
    • Well Known marks
• Requisites for a Trademark to be registrable in ISRAEL

  • Trademarks must contain the following essential requirements to be registrable in Israel:

    • Distinctiveness
    • Non-descriptiveness of the goods and / or services
    • Not be a well known term in the line of business, trade channels of the applicant
    • Not be same / similar / identical either visually and/or phonetically to prior registered / pending marks.

    A mark used or intended to be used by the applicant in relation to the goods and services dealt with should be able to distinguish applicant’s marks from those of the others.

• Kinds of Trademarks not registrable in ISRAEL

  • Applicants should bear in mind that the following will not be registrable as Trademarks in Israel:

    1. Trademarks containing a referral in any way to the President of Israel and his patronage.
    2. Flags, emblems, maps, signs, seals, official insignia of national and international organisations and institutions.
    3. Trademarks contravening public order and / or morality.
    4. Trademarks containing the words Patent, Patented, By Royal Letters Patent, Registered Designs, Copyright, or words with similar or likely effect.
    5. Trademarks likely to deceive the public or containing false indications of origin of goods / services.
    6. Trademarks encouraging unfair trade competition.
    7. Trademarks identical or similar to religious symbols or emblems
    8. Trademarks on which representation of a person is depicted without his express and prior consent.
    9. Trademarks or signs consisting of numerals, letters or words which are in common use in the relevant trade circles.
    10. Trademarks bearing direct reference to the character and / or quality of the goods they intend to represent.
    11. Trademarks signified through a geographical appellation or a surname unless represented in a special manner or comprising of a distinctive character.
    12. Trademarks identical or similar to prior registered marks.
    13. Trademarks non distinctive and descriptive.
    14. Trademarks identical to and misleadingly similar to a well known mark even tough not registered.

    TrademarkCopia through its associate Law Firms and Lawyers in Israel is at hand to help you with trademark registration and prosecution.

• Trademark Search in ISRAEL

  • It is highly advisable to conduct a search of the proposed mark to ensure that a similar mark has not been applied for by other contenders and is not pending registration or is already registered.

    A search is useful in determining the following:

    1. Conflict with existing trademarks.
    2. Confirm validity of the proposed trademark.
    3. Evaluate the filing of the application and assess the risk of nullity and 3rd party claims.
    4. Strategise on the kind of mark to file regarding the denominations such as figurative, coloured, black & white etc.
    5. Search is a useful tool prior to filing of applications since search concerning prior pending marks carried out by the Israeli Trademark Office.

    Our Attorneys are at hand to assist you with searches and provide opinions about registrarbility of the proposed / coined trademark in Israel.

• Trademark Filing in ISRAEL

  • Filing is done with the Trademark office of Israel.

    Applicant has to furnish the following documentation for filing:

    1. Name of the applicant.
    2. Logo (if any) in B/W or Colour.
    3. Address along with nationality of the Applicant.
    4. Classes in which Registration is sought.
    5. Power of Attorney (POA)
    6. Priority details if any.
    7. Details regarding Goods and Services for which registration sought
       (Goods and Services classified as per NICE classification)

    TRADEMARKCOPIA.COM Attorneys will assist you with:

    • Filings
    • Infringement & Opposition Actions
    • Renewals
    • License and Assignment procedures
    • Trademark Watch Services
• Trademark Examination in ISRAEL

  • The examination of the application is done to determine relative and absolute grounds for refusal to register the proposed application.

    Once the application is examined, the applicant is notified of further requirements by the Registrar, within 3 months.

    If the applicant fails to comply with these requirements within 3 months, a written notice regarding is issued by the Registrar. If the applicant still fails to comply with the written notice, the application is treated as void and is dismissed by the Registry.

• Trademark Publication & Opposition in ISRAEL

  • After accepting the trademark application, it is advertised in the monthly trademark journal and published on the website.

    Interested parties may within 3 months from the date of advertisement of the application file opposition to the registration of the trademark.

    In the event there is no opposition to the trademark application, it proceeds for registration.

    TrademarkCopia through its experienced Trademark Lawyers and Trademark Attorneys in Israel can comprehensively assist you with trademark opposition and prosecution.

• Trademark Registration in ISRAEL

  • If there is no opposition to the published application, the mark is entered in the register and certificate of registration issued.

    Trademark registration in Israeli is valid for 10 years from the date of the trademark application. The registration is can be renewed for further periods of 10 years after each renewal unlimited times.

    Rights of Trademark Owners: Trademarks may be:

    • Transferred in whole or in part with or without compensation
    • Inherited
    • Assigned and licensed.
    • Mortgaged and creditors may seize such trademarks belonging to their debtors.
    • Licensed to natural or legal persons
    • Prevented from unauthorized usage by third parties
    • The subject of appropriate redressal from a court of law upon infringement
• Trademark Usage in ISRAEL

  • Pre – Registration: Prior usage would help overcome an objection to the distinctiveness of the proposed mark.

    Post – Registration: Non-use of the mark for 3 yrs. continuously post registration could make it vulnerable for cancellation provided there is no 3rd party action for cancellation in the interim.

• Trademark Cost of Registration in ISRAEL

  • Please write mail for cost of registration of trademark in Israel to the mail address given below:

    contact@trademarkcopia.com