News & Insights

World Brain Day 2023 was celebrated on July 22 as an initiative of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN), using the slogan "Brain Health and Disability: Leave No One Behind." Recognizing the importance of the day, we decided to give a platform to a number of trends and pioneering companies in the field and tell about their contribution to the latest developments intended to save lives and improve the quality of life.

Apple is seeking to expand its trademark protection by registering a trademark for the actual shape of an apple depicted in black-and-white. While the shape of an apple is considered generic and freely usable for certain goods like fruits and produce, Apple argues that for other products, the shape is distinctive and arbitrary, making it eligible for trademark registration. However, this raises some important questions and concerns.

In a few months a monumental change in the European patent landscape will take place with the coming into force of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) of the European Union (EU). This change will permit patentees to have a single Unified Patent (UP) across most of EU territory and, hence, covering one of the three largest economic regions of the world.

November 14 was designated by the United Nations as World Diabetes Day. The prevalence of diabetes has increased dramatically over recent decades and reached a global epidemic level, with major health and health economic consequences worldwide.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published a report earlier this week on global intellectual property (IP) activity in 2020. There are some very interesting findings in this report, that provide an insight on global economic activity and trends, as summarized below.

The Israeli Parliament (the Knesset) has voted, in a first reading, in favor of a proposed amendment to the Israeli Patents Law (1967) that aims to increase the global competitive advantage of Israeli generic pharmaceutical companies.

September 1st, although often associated with the commencement of WW2, also marks the official “back-to-school” day in Israel – and in many other countries around the world. This provides for an excellent opportunity to acknowledge those inventions and patents that have shaped the way in which we teach and learn – namely, how (and on what) do we stage knowledge?

The unprecedented success of the COVID-19 vaccines, both therapeutically and commercially, has prompted fierce competition. Multiple companies around the world are fighting to claim patent rights related to these vaccines.